Summer 2009
Inside this Issue:
Dear Friends and Fellow Tree Lovers
TLC Update
Critters & Cruds
Tree of the Quarter
Tree Care Tips - Give Your Trees TLC
Dear Friends and Fellow Tree Lovers,
What a great time we had at the Texas Tree Climbing Championship in Austin. Wish all of you could have been there. We will be in Waco next year. I’ll keep you posted. This was my last year to chair the event. It is quite a job, especially at long distance...
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Glen Seaman, Anthony Rivera and Johnny Duncan are all celebrating anniversaries with Tree Loving Care this quarter. It is Anthony’s 4th year and Glen and Johnny’s first. Johnny is also still recovering from his motorcycle wreck. Although not yet up to full speed, he has made great progress. Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers.
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Critters & Cruds
There are still quite a few things going on the in the insect and disease world. There are articles about 2 problems that have the potential to affect trees in our local area. The Western Soapberry is a highly desirable tree for our area and the Soapberry Beetle is the first insect problem that I have seen attack this tree. So far, the insect outbreak seems to be only in central Texas. The Chalcid Wasp on Afghan Pine seems to be only a far west Texas problem. TLC will be on the lookout for these problems.
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Tree of the Quarter
Even though we do have a new exotic pest that is attacking Western Soapberry, Sapindus drummondii, in some counties of central Texas, this is still a great tree for our environment. It is native from central Texas into New Mexico and Oklahoma. It is relatively insect and disease free.
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Tree Care Tips - Give Your Trees TLC
Weeds and spring rains just seem to go together. If we have been applying pre-emerge to your yard to control weeds, it is time for the last round for the season. If you have a weed problem, we can solve it. One really great way to help problems in bed areas is to mulch. A mulch layer 2-3 inches thick will not only greatly help reduce weeds, it will also conserve moisture, loosen soil, return nutrients to the soil and promote soil life. TLC has an over abundance of compost. Enough that we are continuing our THANK YOU VERY MULCH SALE. We’ve REDUCED the price from $22 PER YARD TO $12 PER YARD.
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