TABLE 3. GROWTH RECORDS OF TREES


*Age of trees after setting seedlings approximately 6 months old.
+Size of plant six months after being frozen to the ground.

Scientific Name

Common Name

Age*

Height

(feet)

Spread

(feet)

Acacia Farnesiana

Huisache

3

14

12

Acacia Greggii

Long-Flowered Catsclaw

3

5

3

Albizzia Julibrissin

Powder-Puff-Tree

6

4

4

Albizzia Lebbek

Womans-Tongue-Tree

3+

10

12

Averrhoa Bilimbi

Sweet Carambola

3

3

1

Bauhinia variegata var. candida

White-Flowered Bauhinia

2

12

8

Bumelia Schottii

Como

3

5

2

Carica Papaya

Papaya

1

12

8

Callistemon lanceolatus

Weeping Bottlebrush

3

8 1/2

6 1/2

Callistemon rigidus

Rigid Bottlebrush

3

4 1/2

5

Casuarina lepidophloia

Hardy Australian-Pine

10

24

18

Celtis laevigata

Southern Hackberry

3

14

12

Ceratonia Siliqua

Carob

4

6

3

Cercis canadensis

Redbud

3

8

2

Chilopsis linearis

Desert-Willow

3

14 1/2

12

Citrus mitis

Calamondin

8

18

10

Cinnamomum Camphora

Camphor-Tree

3

2 1/2

1 1/4

Condalia obovata

Brasil

3

5 1/2

5 3/4

Cordia Boisseri

Wild-Olive

13

12

10

Crescentia alata

Calabash-Tree

3

6

1 3/4

Delonix regia

Royal Poinciana

3+

16

6

Diospyros texanum

Texas Persimmon

3

5 1/2

2 1/2

Ehretia anacua

Anacua

3

8

5

Eriobotrya japonica

Loquat

5

8 1/4

5

Erythrina Cristi-gali

Brazilian Coral-Tree

5

3

2

Erythrina herbacea var. arborea

Native Coral-Tree

2

8 1/4

8

Eucalyptus algeriensis

Algerian Eucalyptus

8

32

15

Eucalyptus ficifolia

Scarlet Eucalyptus

5

5

2

Ficus benghalensis

Banyan-Tree

3

8

4

Fraxinus Berlandieriana

Mexican (Rio Grande) Ash

3

12

10 1/4

Grevillea robusta

Silk-Oak

14

24

16

Jacaranda acutifolia

Jacaranda

8

20

12 1/2

Kigelia pinnata

Sausage-Tree

3

10 1/4

6

Koelreuteria formosana

Bougainvillea-Tree

3

12 3/4

4

Leucaena pulverulenta

Tepehuaje

3

25

20

Litchi chinensis

Litchee

3

4

3

Magnolia grandiflora

Southern Magnolia

5

2 1/4

1 3/4

Parkinsonia aculeata

Retama

3

16 1/2

10 1/3

Peltophorum sp.

Peltophorum

5

13

8

Pithecolobium flexicaule

Texas Ebony

3

9

7

Prosopis chilensis

Mesquite

4

11

10

Pterocarya stenoptera

Wing-Nut

3

7 1/3

8

Quercus virginiana

Spanish Live Oak

4

9

6

Salix nigra

Black Willow

3

6 3/4

4

Schinus terebinthifolius

Brazilian Pepper-Tree

8

16

18

Tamarix articulata

Athel

2

16

12 1/2

Thevetia nereifolia

Tiger-Apple

8

12

8 1/3

Ulmus alata

Winged Elm

5

9

2 1/2

       


Ornamentals for the Rio Grande Valley