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Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Trees and Shrubs
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Live Oak Tree at Settlement
Common trees present at the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park include the Plateau Live Oak ( Quercus fusiformis Small), Blackjack Oak ( Quercus marilandica Muenchh.), Post Oak ( Quercus stellata Wang.), Roughleaf Dogwood ( Cornus drummondii Mey.), Juniper ( Juniperus ashei J. Buchholz), Pecan ( Carya illnoinensis), Black Walnut ( Juglnas nigra L.), Black Willow ( Salix nigra Marsh), Bald Cypress ( Taxodium distichum), Hackberry ( Celtis laevigata Willd. var. laevigata), and Cedar Elm ( Ulmus crassifolia Nutt.).
Historic landscaping efforts have provided the park with other trees such as Mexican Pistachio ( Pistacia texana Swingle), Evergreen Sumac ( Rhus virens A. Gray), Red Buckeye ( Aesculus pavia L.), Chinese Cedar ( Juniperus chinensis), Flowering Magnolia ( Magnolia grandiflora L.), Chinaberry ( Melia azedarach L.), Edible Fig ( Ficus carica L.), Creeping Fig ( Ficus pumila L.), Sycamore ( Platanus occidentalis L.), Mexican Buckeye ( Ungnadia speciosa Endl.), and American Elm ( Ulmus americana L.).
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Did You Know?
President Johnson flew home to his Texas ranch 74 times during his 5 years in office, living and working for 490 days—or about one-fourth of his presidency—at the Texas White House. Here he confers with Gen. William Westmoreland on May 30, 1968. Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
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Last Updated: March 06, 2007 at 18:01 EST |