Muskogee was introduced in 1978 and has medium-size, light-lavender flowers. Blooming period is excellent, beginning in mid-June and lasting 110-120 days. It has good tolerance to powdery mildew and leaf spot. Exfoliating bark is grayish tan, tan or medium brown. The bark of this variety exfoliates but not as much so as Natchez and Tuscarora. It reaches a mature height of more than 20 feet

White flowers and exfoliating bark are characteristic of this variety that reaches heights of 30 feet at maturity. Bloom period is about 110 days in Louisiana, starting in early June. It has very large blooms.

Tuscarora was introduced in 1981 and is noted for its coral pink flowers. It is less susceptible than most varieties to powdery mildew and leaf spot. Flowering begins in late June or early July and continues for 70-80 days. The trunk has mottled, light-brown bark that exfoliates increasingly as the tree ages. It easily reaches heights of 25 feet in the landscape and has performed well across Louisiana.

Bald cypress is a deciduous conifer. It grows to a large, stately tree, reaching 50 to 80 feet tall and 20 to 30 feet wide at maturity. It's best used in large, open spaces such as parks or large home landscapes.

Leland Cypress is a hybrid between Cupressus macrocarpa and Chamaecyparis nootkatensis. It is a beautiful evergreen tree with a pyramidal shape. Adds visual appeal to the landscape with fan-like, dark green evergreen foliage and majestic shape.

A tough, adaptable, medium to large shade tree with excellent drought tolerance. Leaves turn reddish-purple in fall.

This graceful tree has a rounded crown adorned with lustrous dark green leaves changing to yellow and reddish purple in fall. Adapts to many soil conditions. Lacebark Elm is a tough and durable tree for any situation. Medium to fast growing. Grows 40' to 50' with 40' spread.

Large, evergreen shrub or small pyramidal tree. Dark green foliage with bright red berries. A wonderful holly for southern states.

Stately, pyramidal, evergreen Magnolia with beautiful, lustrous dark green leaves and large, fragrant, white flowers.

A massive shade tree with evergreen foliage that is bright olive-green when new and changes to a glossy, dark green when mature. Spanish moss often hangs from the branches.

Shumard Oak is a very desirable large shade and ornamental oak tree. Rich, green leaves turn red-orange in the fall.

A medium, densly-branched, pyramidal tree with a profusion of beautiful white flowers in the spring. Attractive summer foliage is glossy, dark green turning to a spectacular orange, red, or purple in the fall.

Medium sized, long-lived, deciduous tree. Lustrous dark green foliage turns orange-red in fall. Great shade tree.

A medium-sized, flat-topped tree with a broad oval shape and single or multiple trunk. Twigs have a zig-zag pattern. Heart-shaped foliage can be a poor to very nice yellow in the fall.

A dependable, native shrub with a tolerance for salt spray. Mounding form with dark green foliage. Excellent screen. Fruit is great food source for numerous birds.