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(Prunus mexicana)
Wonderful fragrant white flowers cover the branches before the leaves emerge in early spring. Native to escarpments and woodlands all around us, Mexican plum is what you should plant if you’re an Easterner pining for dogwoods in the spring. Great orangey-yellow fall color and beautiful, multi-colored bark as fine as any cherry tree. Grows in full sun to part shade and has to be well-drained; other than that it’s carefree. Small fruits are good for preserves, but a bit tart for eating out of hand.

(Acer palmatum ssp. ameoemum ‘Oshio beni’)
Orange-red new growth in spring, followed by bronzy reddish-green in summer and scarlet fall color. This maple has a larger leaves and samaras than other Acer palmatum varieties, and the leaves are not as deeply divided.

(Acer palmatum ‘Sangokaku’)
Brilliant red stems of younger branches brighten the winter landscape, even after the leaves fall. This Japanese maple will tolerate more sun than most in Dallas, and grows about 15’ tall and wide. Light green leaves with a red margin give way to golden fall color.

(Ilex x attenuata ‘Savannah’)
A large shrub or small tree, this beautiful dark green holly is a staple of the landscape here. Can be grown full to the ground for a dense screen, or limbed up five or six feet with a single trunk to allow plantings underneath. Makes a great privacy screen around pools since it does not drop a lot of debris. The most reliable holly we’ve grown here if the soil is not too alkaline. If the leaves yellow, it may need an iron supplement and soil acidifier.