Bart Beale runs BealeCorp LLC. BealeCorp is a reforestation company that has a large variety of trees that are grown on their own tree farm. The majority of the them have been nurtured and grown for over 8 years to be prepared for transport to a new home.
Here are some examples of some of the most popular, and successful growing trees in Texas.
Hardwoods:
Live Oak
http://www.panhandlegrowers.com/trees/trees_oaks1.html
Willow Oak
http://mattbardes.com/images/willow-oak-b.jpg
Water Oak
http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/quni.html
Shumardi Red Oak
http://fostersnursery.com/portfolios/153/
All are grown in native Texas soil for between 6-8 Years in the ground on our various farms. All hardwoods are 4-6″ in caliper.
They equate to a little over a 300 gallon tree.