NATIVE PLANT DATABASE
Native riparian plants of Central Texas
Sycamore
Platanus occidentalisMature size: 75-100 ft tall
Restoration role: Bank stabilization, high shade
Fast-growing, tall canopy for wider creeks and rivers, with roots that tolerate consistently wet soil.
Cedar Elm
Ulmus crassifoliaMature size: 50-70 ft tall
Restoration role: Fast canopy establishment
A fast-establishing shade tree that tolerates both drought and flooding — ideal for the outer edge of a new riparian buffer.
Bald Cypress
Taxodium distichumMature size: 40-80 ft tall
Restoration role: Streambank anchoring, shade
The signature tree of Hill Country creeks — deep roots that anchor banks through flood flows, and canopy shade that keeps water…