Canopy Comments – Oak Wilt Survey Follow-up

Oak Wilt Survey, Follow-up Site Visit by City Arborist Last week Chris Dolan made a follow-up site visit to his 2014 spring survey. He did confirm that two trees of concern now have oak wilt. These are across the street from the trees infected with oak wilt at 11807...

Canopy Comments – Canopy Restoration

Bur Oak October is the ideal time to plant – trees have over the winter to develop roots and begin to get established. The Bur Oak is native to the Edwards Plateau (shallow, limestone or caliche soil, generally on the west side of Austin), and also Blackland...

Canopy Comments – Tree Ordinance

The following message is a response to a request to investigate a situation reported by a neighbor earlier this week. What we learned: Take photos of trees in lots that might be developed. After the bulldozers clear the lot, it can be too late. Report concerns about...