• Mesquite trees are common throughout Texas' Gulf Coast.mesquite image by Robert Freese from Fotolia.com
  
  A wide variety of trees that grow along Texas' Gulf Coast, but several types are more common than others. Many of the trees grow well in dry areas as well as in places with more moisture.
  
  

Texas Persimmon

• The Texas persimmon tree, also called the Mexican persimmon, black persimmon or chapote, generally is 10 to 15 feet tall, but some have been known to reach 35 feet. The tree features light gray to white bark, with a pink layer underneath that is exposed when the bark flakes off. The trees' persimmon fruit is edible when soft.
  
  

Mesquite

• The mesquite is perhaps best known as a wood used for grilling foods. The tree's flowers are a source of honey and the seed pods provide pulp that mammals eat. Mesquites can grow where most crops cannot because their roots go as deep as 50 to 60 feet in search of water, according to Encyclopedia.com.
  
  

Live Oak

• The horizontal branches of the live oak can reach a diameter of up to 100 feet. The deciduous trees grow in a wide variety of conditions and typically reach heights of 40 to 80 feet, according to the Winter Park Live Oak Fund. The live oak may not reach full size in dry areas.
  
  

Huisache

• Also called sweet acacia, huisache is a small deciduous tree with deep yellow flowers. The tree grows up to 30 feet tall with dark green feathery leaves and bean-like pods.
  
  

Deodar Cedar

• Deodar cedars reach mature heights of 40 to 50 feet, with mature spreads of 30 to 40 feet. These evergreen trees have reddish-brown upright cones that are 3 to 4 inches long. The leaves of the deodar cedar start out as blue-gray, but turn to dark green as they age.
  
  

Cottonwood

• The cottonwood grows 60 to 100 feet tall with mature spreads of 60 to 100 feet. The diameter of cottonwood trunks can reach 5 or 6 feet. The trees grow quickly and can live for up to 100 years, with an average lifespan of 70 years, according to CheyenneCity.org.
  
  

Bald Cypress

• Bald cypress trees reach mature heights of 30 to 40 feet, but remain relatively slender with mature spreads of only 10 to 12 feet. Their bark is reddish brown and their needle-like leaves can turn brown in the fall. The fruit grows as 1.5 to 3.5 cm cones.