Full sun heat tolerant tree

Drake elm?

I have a swamp red maple planted in my yard that has fall color, full sun, and in a moist place. It loves it there.

Do you want small, medium, or large?

Medium....

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As stated above...Chinese pistache or Drake Elm are a couple of fine options.

Willow oak and sweetbay magnolia are my 2 favorites.

The sweetbay is so pretty. when the wind blows the leaves kind shimmer. There’s a silvery velvet like texture on the back of the leaves. They also bloom teacup sized magnolias that smell like spicy lemons. They are ever green and a pretty medium green color. The leaves aren’t a dark green with brown undersides like the Southern Magnolia. The tree is not not nearly as wide and dense as the southern. They are really nice planted in groups of 3. Very care free. Just water the first year during drought periods once a week. I have a few that I forgot to and they did fine. I don’t fertilize or anything. They have them at all the nurseries

Same goes for the willow oaks. Easy carefree. The willow oaks are a bit taller though. They also look nice in groupings.

Chinese pistache is a slow grower and needs staking for proper growth habit

It’s pretty in the fall though

The willow oak is a Louisiana super plant
https://www.lsuagcenter.com/portals/communications/news/news_archive/2013/november/get_it_growing/willow-oak-is-a-louisiana-super-plants-selection

The Sweetbay magnolia is also a Louisiana super plant and native
https://www.lsuagcenter.com/portals/our_offices/research_stations/hammond/features/super_plants/fall/fall_2012/evergreensweetbaymagnolialouisianasuperplantfall2012

NOT saying you have to plant one of these. Just wanted to point out the slower growth of the pistache.

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Chinese pistache is a slow grower and needs staking for proper growth habit

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It's a pretty fast grower although can be spindly the first couple of years . If you plant an 8' or taller tree, It does need proper staking like most any other tree but that's not a big deal.

Will look up that dogwood

Good to know. The fall color is really pretty

willow oak is a beautiful specimen tree that grows fast, stays healthy and supports a bewildering amount of other wildlife in your yard. They are tough as nails and 100% maintenance free

no similarity to water oak
I’ve transplanted them all over my property