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Date: July 30, 2026

Time to Prune Oak Trees

July marks the return of the preferred oak pruning season. Painting tree wounds, only on oak tree species, is still recommended to prevent the spread of oak wilt. At the same time arborists suggest postponing non-urgent pruning until cooler weather. Pruning should never be postponed in the case of a dangerous tree situation.

More Trees in the News

Anytime you remove or heavily prune large trees it is a good idea to check with your city or any other governing authority like HOAs. to make sure that you are not violating any tree regulations. Even if the tree is dead a permit may be required. The City of Austin and many surrounding areas have tree protection ordinances that can become very costly if violated. Here is a link to a recent story where a homeowner overprunned his protected trees and is now fighting the city over the fines. This is a developing story, I will follow up if I hear more on it.

https://www.texaspolicy.com/press/tppf-challenges-city-of-austins-tree-ordinance

Tip Of The Day:

Get your garden beds ready now for the fall gardening season. It is a great time to build (or rebuild) garden beds and get your soil in them. It is generally a very good idea to let your soil rest, cure, or mellow before planting, especially if you have recently added amendments. This gives the soil microbs a chance to become balanced and multiply as well as allows the pH to become more stable.

Featured Plant

Pride of Barbados

I had to leave this in as the featured plant. They are looking so nice all over town and take the heat very well.

The Pride of Barbados (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) is a fast-growing, tropical shrub or small tree celebrated for its striking, flame-colored blooms. Also known as the peacock flower or dwarf poinciana, it is the national flower of Barbados and a hardy perennial in Travis County, thriving in full sun and well-drained soil.

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