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Texas Ecoregion

Pineywoods (East Texas)

5 native plants suited to the Pineywoods of Texas.

The Pineywoods covers East Texas, from the Louisiana border west to about Tyler and Lufkin. It is the wettest part of the state, with acidic sandy soils, dense pine and hardwood forests, and a long growing season. Plants here handle humid summers, more rainfall, and shade under existing trees.

Conditions: Sandy acidic soils, 40–60 inches annual rainfall, humid summers, oak-pine-hardwood forest cover.

Cities and areas: Tyler, Lufkin, Nacogdoches, Beaumont, Longview, Texarkana.

5 Native Plants for the Pineywoods

All non-toxic per the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center plant database. Click a plant for full ecoregion-specific maintenance and HOA-friendly notes.

Crossvine (Bignonia capreolata)

Crossvine

Bignonia capreolata

part sunlow water
Dwarf Palmetto (Sabal minor)

Dwarf Palmetto

Sabal minor

part sunmedium water
Inland Sea Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium)

Inland Sea Oats

Chasmanthium latifolium

shademedium water
Mexican Plum (Prunus mexicana)

Mexican Plum

Prunus mexicana

part sunlow water
Turk's Cap (Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii)

Turk's Cap

Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii

part sunlow water

Plan a yard for the Pineywoods

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