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A	B	C
Auction Oaks	Bailey's Oak Baptist Oak Bell County Charter Oak Ben Milam Cypress Bloys Symbolic Oak Boat-Landing Cottonwood Borden Oak Bosque County Oak Burnt Oak Burges Oak Battle Oaks Big Tree Ranch Baldcypress	Cart War Oak Castroville Pecan Cattle Raisers Oak Center Hanging Oak Center Oak Century Tree Choctaw Robinson Oak Church Oak Columbus Court Oak Commissioner's Court Oak Courthouse Cedar Cabinet Oak Columbus Live Oak
D	F	G
Deaf Smith Oak District Court Oak Dueling Oak	Fleming Oak Freedmen's Bois d'Arc Founders' Oak	Goose Island Oak Governor Hogg Pecan Grigsby Pecan Goliad Anacua Goodnight-Loving Pecan
H	I	J
Half-Way Oak Hallettsville Hanging Tree Hangman's Oak Heart O'Texas Oak Houston Campaign Oak Houston Pecan Hubbard Ginkgo Houston Campsite Oak	Indian Marker Tree Indian Mound Oak	Jumbo Hollis Pecan
K	L	M
Kimble Court Oaks Kissing Oak Kyle Auction Oak Kyle Hanging Tree Kissing Tree	La Bahia Pecan Landmark Cottonwood Las Cuevas Ebony Live Oak County Charter Oak Log Cabin Oaks Liberty Courthouse Oak	Masonic Oak Matrimonial Oak Memorial Pecan Mission Anaqua Muster Oak
O	P	R
O'Brien Oak Old Bayview Mesquite Old Evergreen Tree Old North Church Oak Original Burkett Pecan Orozimbo Oak Old Baldy	Page's Tree Panna Maria Oaks Peach Point Oaks Pioneer Oak Plainview Hackberries Parker Oaks	Ranger Oaks Rio Frio Landmark Ross Oak Rough Riders Pecan Runaway Scrape Oak Runyon’s Esenbeckia Rusk County Loblolly Pine Rio Grande Cottonwood
S	T	U
San Saba Mother Pecan Seiders Oaks Steel's Tavern Oaks	Teepee City Cottonwood Tombstone Oak Traders Oak Treaty Oak Turner Oak Turner Redcedar Twin Oaks Tannahill Oak	Urrea Oaks
W	Z
Washington Elm Waugh Campground Oak Whipping Oak Wiemers Oak Which Way Tree	Zachary Taylor Oak

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European Exploration (1519-1716)	Spanish Missions (1716-1821)	Colonial Texas (1821-1835)
Goose Island Oak Indian Marker Tree Indian Mound Oak	Founders' Oak Old Baldy	Bailey's Oak Boat-Landing Cottonwood Masonic Oak O'Brien Oak Old North Church Oak Peach Point Oaks Treaty Oak
Texas Revolution (1835-1836)	Republic of Texas (1836-1845)	Early Statehood (1845-1861)
Ben Milam Cypress Burnt Oak Deaf Smith Oak Mission Anaqua Orozimbo Oak Runaway Scrape Oak Turner Redcedar Urrea Oaks Kissing Tree Which Way Tree	Auction Oaks Castroville Pecan Columbus Court Oak Courthouse Cedar Dueling Oak Grigsby Pecan La Bahia Pecan Muster Oak Old Evergreen Tree Page's Tree Ranger Oaks Ross Oak Seiders Oaks Zachary Taylor Oak Houston Campsite Oak Liberty Courthouse Oak	Baptist Oak Bell County Charter Oak Bosque County Oak Cart War Oak Church Oak District Court Oak Houston Campaign Oak Houston Pecan Kimble Court Oaks Kissing Oak Kyle Hanging Tree Log Cabin Oaks Old Bayview Mesquite Panna Maria Oaks Pioneer Oak Traders Oak Waugh Campground Oak Whipping Oak Wiemers Oak Parker Oaks Steel's Tavern Oaks
Civil War (1861-1865)	Frontier Texas (1865-1900)	20th Century (1900 & Later)
Freedmen's Bois d'Arc Hangman's Oak Turner Oak	Bloys Symbolic Oak Cattle Raisers Oak Center Oak Choctaw Robinson Oak Commissioner's Court Oak Half-Way Oak Hallettsville Hanging Tree Hubbard Ginkgo Kyle Auction Oak Landmark Cottonwood Las Cuevas Ebony Live Oak County Charter Oak Matrimonial Oak Plainview Hackberries Rio Frio Landmark Rough Riders Pecan San Saba Mother Pecan Teepee City Cottonwood Tombstone Oak Twin Oaks Tannahill Oak Goodnight-Loving Pecan	Borden Oak Center Hanging Oak Century Tree Fleming Oak Governor Hogg Pecan Heart O'Texas Oak Jumbo Hollis Pecan Memorial Pecan Original Burkett Pecan Washington Elm Goliad Anacua Burges Oak Battle Oaks Cabinet Oak Big Tree Ranch Baldcypress Columbus Live Oak Runyon’s Esenbeckia Rusk County Loblolly Pine Rio Grande Cottonwood

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Border Wars	Civil War & Reconstruction	County Courthouses
Las Cuevas Ebony Muster Oak Old Bayview Mesquite Rough Riders Pecan Zachary Taylor Oak	Dueling Oak Freedmen's Bois d'Arc Hangman's Oak Turner Oak	Bell County Charter Oak Bosque County Oak Cart War Oak Center Hanging Oak Commissioner's Court Oak Courthouse Cedar Fleming Oak Live Oak County Charter Oak Log Cabin Oaks Pioneer Oak Whipping Oak Liberty Courthouse Oak
Frontier Settlements	Folklore & Legends	Law & Order
Auction Oaks Bailey's Oak Bell County Charter Oak Boat-Landing Cottonwood Bosque County Oak Castroville Pecan Choctaw Robinson Oak Courthouse Cedar District Court Oak Grigsby Pecan Half-Way Oak Indian Marker Tree Kimble Court Oaks Kyle Auction Oak Kyle Hanging Tree Landmark Cottonwood Live Oak County Charter Oak O'Brien Oak Old Evergreen Tree Panna Maria Oaks Peach Point Oaks Plainview Hackberries Ranger Oaks Rio Frio Landmark Ross Oak Seiders Oaks Teepee City Cottonwood Traders Oak Turner Redcedar Twin Oaks Founders' Oak Tannahill Oak Liberty Courthouse Oak Steel's Tavern Oaks	Bailey's Oak Century Tree Church Oak Goose Island Oak Indian Marker Tree Matrimonial Oak Treaty Oak Goodnight-Loving Pecan	Columbus Court Oak Commissioner's Court Oak District Court Oak Half-Way Oak Hallettsville Hanging Tree Kimble Court Oaks Page's Tree Pioneer Oak Ranger Oaks Tombstone Oak Traders Oak Whipping Oak
Mob Justice	Native Americans	Odds & Ends
Cart War Oak Center Hanging Oak Hangman's Oak Kyle Hanging Tree Page's Tree	Goose Island Oak Indian Marker Tree Indian Mound Oak Matrimonial Oak Old Baldy Parker Oaks Houston Campsite Oak	Center Oak Heart O'Texas Oak Hubbard Ginkgo Jumbo Hollis Pecan Memorial Pecan Washington Elm Burges Oak Cabinet Oak Big Tree Ranch Baldcypress Columbus Live Oak Runyon’s Esenbeckia Rusk County Loblolly Pine Rio Grande Cottonwood
Pecan-Our State Tree	Politics & Politicians	Ranching & Rustling
Castroville Pecan Governor Hogg Pecan Grigsby Pecan Houston Pecan Jumbo Hollis Pecan La Bahia Pecan Memorial Pecan Original Burkett Pecan Rough Riders Pecan San Saba Mother Pecan Goodnight-Loving Pecan	Governor Hogg Pecan Houston Campaign Oak Kissing Oak Houston Campsite Oak Burges Oak	Cattle Raisers Oak Las Cuevas Ebony Goodnight-Loving Pecan
Religious Freedom	Republic of Texas	Sam Houston
Baptist Oak Bloys Symbolic Oak Castroville Pecan Choctaw Robinson Oak Church Oak Log Cabin Oaks Masonic Oak Old North Church Oak Panna Maria Oaks Waugh Campground Oak Wiemers Oak	Auction Oaks Columbus Court Oak Dueling Oak La Bahia Pecan Masonic Oak Muster Oak Old Bayview Mesquite Zachary Taylor Oak	Houston Campaign Oak Houston Pecan Kissing Oak Mission Anaqua Old Evergreen Tree Runaway Scrape Oak Waugh Campground Oak Houston Campsite Oak
Saved From the Axe	Stephen F. Austin	Texas Independence
Borden Oak Center Oak Fleming Oak Half-Way Oak O'Brien Oak San Saba Mother Pecan Treaty Oak Goliad Anacua Battle Oaks	Boat-Landing Cottonwood Burnt Oak Deaf Smith Oak Orozimbo Oak Peach Point Oaks Turner Redcedar	Ben Milam Cypress Burnt Oak Deaf Smith Oak La Bahia Pecan Mission Anaqua Orozimbo Oak Runaway Scrape Oak Urrea Oaks Kissing Tree Which Way Tree

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American Elm (Ulmus americana)	Anacua (Ehretia anacua)	Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum)
Washington Elm	Mission Anaqua Goliad Anacua	Ben Milam Cypress Old Baldy Big Tree Ranch Baldcypress
Bois d'Arc (Maclura pomifera)	Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides)	Eastern Redcedar (Juniperus virginiana)
Freedmen's Bois d'Arc	Boat-Landing Cottonwood Landmark Cottonwood Teepee City Cottonwood	Courthouse Cedar Turner Redcedar
Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)	Gray Oak (Quercus grisea)	Honey Mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa)
Hubbard Ginkgo	Bloys Symbolic Oak	Old Bayview Mesquite
Live Oak (Quercus virginiana)	Netleaf Hackberry (Celtis reticulata)	Pecan (Carya illinoinensis)
Bailey's Oak Baptist Oak Borden Oak Burnt Oak Cart War Oak Century Tree Church Oak Columbus Court Oak Deaf Smith Oak Dueling Oak Goose Island Oak Hallettsville Hanging Tree Kissing Oak Kyle Auction Oak Kyle Hanging Tree Live Oak County Charter Oak Log Cabin Oaks Masonic Oak Muster Oak O'Brien Oak Old Evergreen Tree Orozimbo Oak Panna Maria Oaks Peach Point Oaks Ranger Oaks Ross Oak Runaway Scrape Oak Tombstone Oak Urrea Oaks Whipping Oak Wiemers Oak Zachary Taylor Oak Tannahill Oak Battle Oaks Liberty Courthouse Oak Cabinet Oak Columbus Live Oak Steel's Tavern Oaks Kissing Tree Which Way Tree	Plainview Hackberries	Castroville Pecan Governor Hogg Pecan Grigsby Pecan Houston Pecan Jumbo Hollis Pecan La Bahia Pecan Memorial Pecan Original Burkett Pecan Rough Riders Pecan San Saba Mother Pecan Goodnight-Loving Pecan
Post Oak (Quercus stellata)	Southern Red Oak (Quercus falcata)	Texas Ebony (Ebenopsis ebano)
Cattle Raisers Oak District Court Oak Houston Campaign Oak Old North Church Oak Page's Tree Waugh Campground Oak Parker Oaks Houston Campsite Oak	Center Hanging Oak Indian Mound Oak Pioneer Oak	Las Cuevas Ebony
Texas Live Oak (Quercus fusiformis)
Auction Oaks Bell County Charter Oak Bosque County Oak Center Oak Choctaw Robinson Oak Commissioner's Court Oak Fleming Oak Half-Way Oak Hangman's Oak Heart O'Texas Oak Indian Marker Tree Kimble Court Oaks Matrimonial Oak Rio Frio Landmark Seiders Oaks Traders Oak Treaty Oak Turner Oak Twin Oaks Founders' Oak Burges Oak

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Counties shown in green are indications of where famous trees are located

Aransas County, Texas

Goose Island Oak

Zachary Taylor Oak

Austin County, Texas

Boat-Landing Cottonwood

Bandera County, Texas

Bell County, Texas

Bell County Charter Oak

Bexar County, Texas

Ben Milam Cypress

Rough Riders Pecan

Bosque County, Texas

Bosque County Oak

Brazoria County, Texas

Freedmen's Bois d'Arc

Peach Point Oaks

Brazos County, Texas

Courthouse Cedar

Burleson County, Texas

Waugh Campground Oak

Burnet County, Texas

Indian Marker Tree

Callahan County, Texas

Original Burkett Pecan

Cameron County, Texas

Runyon’s Esenbeckia

Colorado County, Texas

Columbus Court Oak

Columbus Live Oak

Comal County, Texas

Comanche County, Texas

Choctaw Robinson Oak

Crockett County, Texas

Commissioner's Court Oak

Dallas County, Texas

Houston Campsite Oak

El Paso County, Texas

Fayette County, Texas

Galveston County, Texas

Gillespie County, Texas

Goliad County, Texas

Gonzales County, Texas

Runaway Scrape Oak

Guadalupe County, Texas

Hale County, Texas

Plainview Hackberries

Hamilton County, Texas

Harris County, Texas

Harrison County, Texas

Houston Campaign Oak

Hays County, Texas

Kyle Auction Oak

Kyle Hanging Tree

Hemphill County, Texas

Landmark Cottonwood

Henderson County, Texas

Hildago County, Texas

Las Cuevas Ebony

Jackson County, Texas

Jasper County, Texas

Turner Redcedar

Jeff Davis County, Texas

Bloys Symbolic Oak

Rio Grande Cottonwood

Jefferson County, Texas

Karnes County, Texas

Panna Maria Oaks

Kimble County, Texas

Kimble Court Oaks

Lavaca County, Texas

Hallettsville Hanging Tree

Lee County, Texas

Old Evergreen Tree

Liberty County, Texas

Liberty Courthouse Oak

Live Oak County, Texas

Live Oak County Charter Oak

McCulloch County, Texas

Heart O'Texas Oak

McLennan County, Texas

Medina County, Texas

Castroville Pecan

Mills County, Texas

Motley County, Texas

Teepee City Cottonwood

Nacogdoches County, Texas

Indian Mound Oak

Old North Church Oak

Nueces County, Texas

Old Bayview Mesquite

Palo Pinto County, Texas

Goodnight-Loving Pecan

Parker County, Texas

District Court Oak

Real County, Texas

Rio Frio Landmark

Big Tree Ranch Baldcypress

Red River County, Texas

Refugio County, Texas

Rusk County, Texas

Rusk County Loblolly Pine

San Saba County, Texas

Jumbo Hollis Pecan

Matrimonial Oak

San Saba Mother Pecan

Shelby County, Texas

Center Hanging Oak

Smith County, Texas

Stephens County, Texas

Tarrant County, Texas

Steel's Tavern Oaks

Travis County, Texas

Governor Hogg Pecan

Uvalde County, Texas

Walker County, Texas

Washington County, Texas

Young County, Texas

Cattle Raisers Oak

Aransas

Goose Island Oak

Zachary Taylor Oak

Austin

Boat-Landing Cottonwood

Bandera

Bell

Bell County Charter Oak

Bexar

Ben Milam Cypress

Rough Riders Pecan

Bosque

Bosque County Oak

Brazoria

Freedmen's Bois d'Arc

Peach Point Oaks

Brazos

Courthouse Cedar

Burleson

Waugh Campground Oak

Burnet

Indian Marker Tree

Callahan

Original Burkett Pecan

Cameron

Runyon’s Esenbeckia

Colorado

Columbus Court Oak

Columbus Live Oak

Comal

Comanche

Choctaw Robinson Oak

Crockett

Commissioner's Court Oak

Dallas

Houston Campsite Oak

El Paso

Fayette

Galveston

Gillespie

Goliad

Gonzales

Runaway Scrape Oak

Guadalupe

Hale

Plainview Hackberries

Hamilton

Harris

Harrison

Houston Campaign Oak

Hays

Kyle Auction Oak

Kyle Hanging Tree

Hemphill

Landmark Cottonwood

Henderson

Hildago

Las Cuevas Ebony

Jackson

Jasper

Turner Redcedar

Jeff Davis

Bloys Symbolic Oak

Rio Grande Cottonwood

Jefferson

Karnes

Panna Maria Oaks

Kimble

Kimble Court Oaks

Lavaca

Hallettsville Hanging Tree

Lee

Old Evergreen Tree

Liberty

Liberty Courthouse Oak

Live Oak

Live Oak County Charter Oak

McCulloch

Heart O'Texas Oak

McLennan

Medina

Castroville Pecan

Mills

Motley

Teepee City Cottonwood

Nacogdoches

Indian Mound Oak

Old North Church Oak

Nueces

Old Bayview Mesquite

Palo Pinto

Goodnight-Loving Pecan

Parker

District Court Oak

Real

Rio Frio Landmark

Big Tree Ranch Baldcypress

Red River

Refugio

Rusk

Rusk County Loblolly Pine

San Saba

Jumbo Hollis Pecan

Matrimonial Oak

San Saba Mother Pecan

Shelby

Center Hanging Oak

Smith

Stephens

Tarrant

Steel's Tavern Oaks

Travis

Governor Hogg Pecan

Uvalde

Walker

Washington

Young

Cattle Raisers Oak

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Brazos Valley
Century Tree
Courthouse Cedar
La Bahia Pecan
Muster Oak
Old Evergreen Tree
Comanche
Center Oak
Choctaw Robinson Oak
Fleming Oak
Heart O'Texas Oak
Matrimonial Oak
Twin Oaks
Cowtown
Traders Oak
Turner Oak
Parker Oaks
Houston Campsite Oak
Goodnight-Loving Pecan
Missions
Baptist Oak
Cart War Oak
Goose Island Oak
Panna Maria Oaks
Urrea Oaks
Zachary Taylor Oak
Goliad Anacua
Republic of Texas
Auction Oaks
Ben Milam Cypress
Church Oak
Governor Hogg Pecan
Kissing Oak
Kyle Auction Oak
Kyle Hanging Tree
Log Cabin Oaks
Ranger Oaks
Seiders Oaks
Treaty Oak
Whipping Oak

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