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Location of Williamson County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Williamson County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Williamson County, Texas. There are eight districts, 66 individual properties, and one ...
Carya texana (called black hickory for its dark colored bark, or Texas hickory) is a North American tree in the walnut family, Juglandaceae. It is endemic to the United States , found primarily in the southern Great Plains and the Lower Mississippi Valley .
The current oak–hickory forest includes the former range of the oak–chestnut forest region, which encompassed the northeast portion of the current oak–hickory range. When the American chestnut population succumbed to invasive fungal blight in the early 20th century, those forests shifted to an oak and hickory dominated ecosystem.
The following is a list of widely known trees and shrubs found in Texas. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Taxonomic families for the following trees and shrubs are listed in alphabetical order by family . [ 6 ]
Berry Springs Park and Preserve is a park in and of Williamson County, Texas close to the city of Georgetown, Texas. The park is on farm land with many pecan and oak trees as well as the waters of Berry Springs that provide a lake for fishing with fresh water. It is bounded on two sides by Berry Creek and Dry Berry Creek.
Carya ovata, the shagbark hickory, is a common hickory native to eastern North America, with two varieties. The trees can grow to quite a large size but are unreliable in their fruit output. The trees can grow to quite a large size but are unreliable in their fruit output.
Carya laciniosa, the shellbark hickory, in the Juglandaceae or walnut family is also called kingnut, big, bottom, thick, or western shellbark, attesting to some of its characteristics. It is a slow-growing, long-lived tree, hard to transplant because of its long taproot, and subject to insect damage.
Carya pallida, sand hickory, or pale hickory is a species of hickory native to the southeastern United States. [6] It is a perennial, dicotyledonous plant which prefers rocky or sandy habitats. [7] The sand hickory can reach heights of up to 30m, but its typical height is between 9-24m. [8] [9] In an open area, Carya crowns are usually towering ...