Should you be concerned about oak wilt and are your trees at risk? Oak wilt , Ceratocystis fagacearum, is a fungus that has been introduced to the Central Texas area since the 1960’s with devastating results. It is thought to have been in the US since the 1800’s. It is widely believed that it was originally …
Should you be concerned about oak wilt and are your trees at risk? Oak wilt , Ceratocystis fagacearum, is a fungus that has been introduced to the Central Texas area since the 1960’s with devastating results. It is thought to have been in the US since the 1800’s. It is widely believed that it was originally …
Here in the Central Texas area, mistletoe is found mainly on hackberry trees, cedar elms, and red oaks. Mistletoe is a parasite, and although it makes its own food through photosynthesis, it roots into the vascular system of the host tree and removes minerals and water from the host tree for its survival. It can …
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Customers often ask me whether or not vines should be removed from their trees. Before that question can be answered, first of all we have to identify the vines on the tree. Certain vines are much more aggressive than others. Some vines do not climb all the way to the top of the tree. Some only …
One of the biggest challenges to local arborists and construction managers is maintaining trees on construction sites. Whether you are the construction company foreman or the homeowner, you need to do all you can to maintain and assure survivability of the valuable native trees on the construction site. The homeowner has specific expectations around which …
Squirrels in the Austin area are considered cute to many local Austin area residents. We like to watch them play and chase each other around the tree trunks and across the lawns. We like to watch them sun themselves on the tree trunks, and many people feed them to help promote their presence in the …
Grackles are messy, black to brown colored birds that flock in large numbers in certain areas of central Texas. They feed on garbage, generally out of dumpsters, and are extremely messy when they roost in dense trees in or near parking lots and defile the parking areas, vehicles, bus stops, etc . Grackles are becoming …
In order to give some guidelines for which trees to plant with success in the area, this article focuses on tree species native to the area. A separate article focuses on non-native species that grow and thrive in the Austin area, and then to non-native species that thrive here. I am constantly asked for planting …
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