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The term Cross Timbers, also known as Ecoregion 29, Central Oklahoma/Texas Plains, is used to describe a strip of land in the United States that runs from southeastern Kansas across Central Oklahoma to Central Texas. Overview. Map. Directions. Satellite.
It passes through northwestern Grayson County, eastern Cooke, Denton and Tarrant counties, central Johnson County, western Hill County, and northern McLennan County. The city of Arlington, Texas lies within this zone, and Denton and Cleburne are on its eastern edge.
The East Cross Timbers - In Northcentral Texas, the East Cross Timbers vegetative sub-region is a narrow strip of timbered country extending from eastern Cooke County on the Red River south to western Hill County and includes portions of Denton, Tarrant, Johnson, and Hill counties.
1 sie 1995 · The Western (or Upper) Cross Timbers comprises an irregularly bounded wooded region in north central Texas, extending in a generally southward direction through Montague, Wise, Jack, Parker, Hood, Erath, and Comanche counties.
Large tracts of ancient deciduous forest still grace the ridges and rugged escarpments of southeast Kansas, Oklahoma, western Arkansas, and central Texas. These interesting woodlands are dominated by centuries-old post oak ( Quercus stellata) and are part of the Cross Timbers ecosystem.
The Cross Timbers and Prairies About 17 million acres are represented by this region of alternating bands of wooded habitat scattered throughout a mostly prairie region. Rainfall is highly variable in this region, averaging about 25 inches in the western reaches to 35 inches in the east.
The Western Cross Timbers eco-region is a transitional area between the once prairie, now winter wheat growing regions to the west, and the forested low mountains or hills of eastern Oklahoma and Texas. The region stretches from southern Kansas into central Texas, and contains irregular plains with some low hills and tablelands.
