Here's a list of trees that Arborist Don Gardner recommends for awkward spaces:

Upper-story trees: These trees needs a lot of space.

ceder elm

• live oak
• bald cypress
• post oak
• chinquapin (chinkapin)
• Monterey oak
• lacebark elm
• soapberry
• shumard oak

Mid-story trees:

	crape myrtle
	desert willow
	Texas redbud
	possumhaw

• red buckeye
• goldenball lead tree
• black cherry
• Carolina buckthorn
• kidneywood
• Texas persimmon
• mountain laurel
• Japanese maple (needs complete shade)

Under-story

	American beauty bush
	butterfly bush (Buddleia)

• evergreen sumac
• Barbados cherry
• flame acanthus
• agarita

To learn more, pick up a free copy of the City of Austin's Native and Adapted Plant Guide, available at local nurseries.

If you have questions or suggestions for Central Texas Gardener, please contact:

Linda Lehmusvirta
KLRU-TV
P.O. Box 7158
Austin, Texas 78713
(512) 475-9046
Fax: (512) 475-9090