SFA Gardens is recognized for its work with ornamentals and fruit crops. The following emphasizes species that the gardens has introduced, pioneered or emphasized in outreach evaluation projects.
Acer palmatum https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/12/13/acer-palmatum-the-aristocrat-of-small-trees
Acer saccharum ssp. skutchii https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/05/11/acer-skutchii-the-rare-mexico-mountain-sugar-maple
Actinidia chinensis https://dcreechsite.com/2018/10/29/actinidia-chinensis-golden-kiwifruit-opportunity-or-headache/
Agave potrerana https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/10/03/agave-potrerana-hunting-plants-in-mexico
Amorphophallus titanum https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/12/28/amorphophallus-titanium-the-story-of-jack-the-corpse-flower
Araucaria angustifolia https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2017/01/10/araucaria-angustifolia-the-tree-that-refused-to-die
Callicarpa americana https://dcreechsite.com/2025/12/01/callicarpa-americana-welchs-pink-an-american-beautyberry-born-on-9-11/
Callistemon https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/10/03/callistemon-bottlebrushes-for-east-texas
Callistemon https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/12/10/callistemons-bottlebrushes-for-east-texas
Camellia of ten thousand flowers https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/07/28/the-camellia-of-ten-thousand-flowers
Celtis sinensis ‘Green Cascade’ https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/05/15/celtis-sinensis-green-cascade
Chilopsis linearis https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/12/09/chilopsis-linearis-the-desert-willow
Chionanthus retusus https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/12/27/chionanthus-retusus-chinese-fringe-tree
Cornus florida ssp. pringlei https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/08/05/cornus-florida-ssp-urbiniana-mexico-dogwood
Cunninghammia https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/cunninghammias-need-a-fan-club
Daphniphyllum https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/05/11/daphniphyllum-macropodum-redneck-rhodie
Distylium racemosum https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/05/12/distylium-racemosum-isu-tree
Emmenopterys henryi https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/10/03/emmenopterys-henryi
Euschapis japonica https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/07/29/euscahpis-japonica-the-korean-sweetheart-tree
Ficus carica https://dcreechsite.com/2016/08/24/figs-for-the-pineywoods/
Franklinia alatamaha https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2017/01/01/franklinia-alatamaha-another-bucket-list-tree-for-the-serious-gardener
Gaillardia aestivalis var. winklerii https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/05/12/gaillardia-aestivalis-walt-rock-var-winkleri-texas-white-firewheel
Gardenia jasminoides ‘Whispering Pines’ and ‘Cutie Pie’ https://dcreechsite.com/2025/12/01/gardenia-jasminoides-whispering-pines-and-cutie-pie-are-arctic-blast-survivors/
Halesia diptera https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2017/01/05/halesia-diptera-a-native-two-winged-silverbell-with-class
Hibiscus hamabo https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/11/23/hibiscus-hamabo-a-plant-of-mystery-and-intrigue
Ilex X ‘Calina’ https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/08/02/ilex-x-calina
Ilex X ‘Cherry Bomb’ https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2017/01/03/ilex-x-cherry-bomb
Keteleeria evelyniana https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/12/11/keteleeria-evelyniana
Lagerstroemia faurei ‘Bayou View’ https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2017/01/05/lagerstroemia-fauriei-bayou-view-is-this-the-national-champ-or-not
Mahonia gracilis https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/10/03/mahonia-gracilis-the-graceful-mahonia
Melliodendron xylocarpum https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2017/01/05/melliodendron-xylocarpum-woodyfruit
Osmanthus fragrans https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/12/27/osmanthus-fragrans-a-chinese-treasure
Parrotia persica and P. subaequalis https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2017/04/04/parrotia-persica-they-dont-call-it-persian-ironwood-for-nothing
Phlox nivalis ssp. texensis https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2017/01/04/phlox-nivalis-ssp-texensis-texas-trailing-phlox
Photinia serrulata https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/12/09/photinia-serrulata-chinese-photinia
Pinus taeda ‘Nana’ https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/05/12/pinus-taeda-nana-dwarf-loblolly
Prunus ‘Purple Pride’ https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2017/01/09/prunus-x-purple-pride-the-very-purple-plum-with-native-genetics
Quercus canbyi https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/10/03/quercus-canbyi-canbyi-oak
Quercus germana https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/08/02/quercus-germana-royal-oak-of-mexico
Quercus rysophylla – https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/05/10/one-mexico-oak-thats-texas-tough
Rhododendron ‘Koromo Shikibu’ https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2017/01/07/rhododendron-x-koromo-shikibu-a-purple-spider-azalea-and-her-sfa-child-speckled-spider
Schima species https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2017/01/02/1564
Scuttelaria suffretescens https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2017/03/29/scuttelaria-suffrutescens-texas-rose
Sophora affinis https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2017/01/04/sophora-affinis-eves-necklace
Sophora secundiflora https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2017/01/04/sophora-secundiflora-ill-have-hot-sauce-with-my-frijolitos-please
Spigellia marilandica https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/a-love-affair-with-indian-pink
Stewartia malacodendron https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/12/27/stewartia-malacodendron-the-rare-silky-camellia-of-east-texas
Styrax japonica ‘Emerald Pagoda’ https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/12/26/styrax-japonica-emerald-pagoda
Taxodium distichum ‘Cascade Falls’ https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/04/26/musings-from-the-treehenge
Taxodium distichum ‘Jim’s Little Guy’ https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/12/24/taxodium-distichum-jims-little-guy
Taxodium distichum ‘Senator’ https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2017/01/04/taxodium-distichum-the-senator-say-goodbye
Taxodium distichum var. mexicanum https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/12/25/taxodium-distichum-var-mexicanum-the-arbole-de-tule
Taxodium X ‘LaNana’ https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2017/01/03/taxodium-x-lanana-born-in-america-and-mexico-improved-in-china
Taxodium X Cryptomeria? https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2017/01/02/taxodium-x-cryptomeria-fact-or-fiction
Ulmus parvifolia ‘Blizzard’ https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2017/01/05/ulmus-parvifolia-blizzard
Ulmus X hollandica ‘Jacqueline Hillier’ https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2017/01/05/ulmus-x-hollandica-jacqueline-hillier-a-dwarf-elm-for-the-gardener-who-has-everything
Vacciniums for East Texas https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/12/09/vaccinium-blueberries-for-the-south
Viburnum X ‘Lord Byron’ https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2016/08/02/viburnum-x-lord-byron
Vitis https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/2017/02/14/vitis-trialing-grapes-behind-the-pineywoods-curtain
Hi Dr. Creech,
Will all of this be on the test? Seems a bit unfair. Thanks. Duke Miller, 2.0 and happy.
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Yes. This is not a movie. You are not a star. Life is unfair. I’m trying to provide a glossary to SFA so they can include it in a website. Simple as that. Hope you are sheltering in place. Are you alone, better half in the states? I am alone, better half in Louisiana . . . . but the border is more easily crossed, I suspect. dave
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Are these from the plant sale? Can I buy some? Sue
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No – just a glossary for my blog
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Great idea. I always look forward to your posts.
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