Three of the most common conifers that grow in North America are pine, fir, and spruce trees. Conifers are among the smallest, largest, and oldest living woody plants known in the world.

Here is a list of the most common North American hardwood trees with links to their ranges, their identifying, and habitat descriptions, plus photos.

Savannah holly is a good evergreen for North Texas.(Howard Garrett) The Leyland cypress tree is not a good evergreen choice for your landscaping here in North Texas. It’s pretty when healthy but ...

Both hybrids and native pecans are excellent shade trees, even though they’re not the tidiest of trees. Magnolia is an excellent tree, especially the various evergreen choices.

For a non-toxic evergreen tree, try growing Arbutus unedo, or the strawberry tree. The strawberry tree is native to the ...

With silver-green foliage and dazzling purple-pink blooms, Texas sage is a shrub that demands attention. This North American plant is known as the 'State Native Shrub of Texas', seen growing in ...

Gardening 101: Planting spring trees in North Texas 02:20. NORTH TEXAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) — Perhaps you've noticed the early bloomers over the last few weeks.Red buds especially are putting on a ...

Branches unexpectedly falling from trees is a known phenomenon, especially given hot and dry North Texas summer. Here’s what to know about it. North Texas trees might be at risk of sudden limb ...

Hackberry trees throughout southern Denton County are being left in waste by an infestation of caterpillars that strip the trees to the core and leave behind a mess of silk.

Gardening 101: The gift of trees 01:53. NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Christmas is the time of joy, ... Like a magnolia, they are evergreen and will grow to some size (over 10ft).

Another native Texas plant, this one lines Interstate 45 on the way to Houston and all through Southeast Texas. It has small, spineless leaves on plants that grow to 15 to 20 feet tall and 12 to ...