15a Looks like a shrub or bush………………………………………………………………………………..……………..…….go to 16 15b Looks like a tree……………………………………………………………..………………………………..……………….go to 17 16a Leaf edges with rounded teeth………………………………………………….….Binomial Name: (Yaupon Holly) Ilex vomitoria 16b Leaf edges smooth and curled under………..……..……………………….Binomial Name: (Texas Persimmon) Diospyros texana 17a Thick leathery leaves with smooth leaf edges……………….………….………….Binomial Name: (Live Oak) Quercus fusiformis 17b Leaves edges appear different………………………..……………………………………………...………..……………….go to 18 18a Leaves heart shaped with rose-purple flower…………….……………………….….Binomial Name: (Redbud) Cercis Canadensis 18b Leaves ovate (oval-shaped) and asymmetrical………………………..………………………………..………….………….go to 19 19a Leaves with smooth edges, bark warts……………….…………....…….….Binomial Name: (Netleaf Hackberry) Celtis reticulata 19b Leaves with serrated (knife-like) edges……….………………..……………….….Binomial Name: (Cedar elm) Ulmus crassifolia
15a Looks like a shrub or bush………………………………………………………………………………..……………..…….go to 16 15b Looks like a tree……………………………………………………………..………………………………..……………….go to 17 16a Leaf edges with rounded teeth………………………………………………….….Binomial Name: Ilex vomitoria (Yaupon Holly) 16b Leaf edges smooth and curled under………..……..……………………….Binomial Name: Diospyros texana (Texas Persimmon) 17a Thick leathery leaves with smooth leaf edges……………….………….………….Binomial Name: Quercus fusiformis (Live Oak) 17b Leaves edges appear different………………………..……………………………………………...………..……………….go to 18 18a Leaves heart shaped with rose-purple flower…………….……………………….….Binomial Name: Cercis Canadensis (Redbud) 18b Leaves ovate (oval-shaped) and asymmetrical………………………..………………………………..………….………….go to 19 19a Leaves with smooth edges, bark warts……………….…………....…….….Binomial Name: Celtis reticulata (Netleaf Hackberry) 19b Leaves with serrated (knife-like) edges……….………………..……………….….Binomial Name: Ulmus crassifolia (Cedar elm)