{"id":415,"date":"2022-06-28T20:29:37","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T20:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treefolks.org\/?page_id=415"},"modified":"2024-05-14T12:05:19","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T17:05:19","slug":"tree-care-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.treefolks.org\/es\/learn-about-trees\/tree-care-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Recursos"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Resources<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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Everything from general tree care and maintenance to troubleshooting tips and tricks. Select from the options below to jump to the information you need.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t

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Getting ready to plant<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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General Tree Care & Maintenance<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nCaring For Your Tree (English)<\/span><\/a>Tree Planting Guide (English)<\/span><\/a>Cuidado de los \u00c1rboles (Espa\u00f1ol)<\/span><\/a>Gui\u0301a para Plantar A\u0301rboles (Espa\u00f1ol)<\/span><\/a>

<\/i>Where should I plant my tree?<\/a><\/h3>
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TreeFolks follows the \u201cRight Tree, Right Place\u201d principle. Simply put, this states that you should only plant a suitable tree in the proper location to avoid significant long-term maintenance and care issues. Luckily, there are many different\u00a0trees suitable for planting in Austin<\/a>, so you\u2019re sure to find one that works for you! Of course, the best spot for your tree is a location in which it will have appropriate light, water, and space.<\/p>\n

TreeFolks recommends small stature trees for small, tight spaces. You can occasionally find a columnar cultivars trees which typically grow more up than out, but even those can spread wide enough to cause problems. Plus, many of our smaller trees can handle less than full sunlight, an issue facing many urban yards. Several great ideas for small, native trees include Anacacho orchid trees, Texas mountain laurels, red and Texas buckeyes, Texas persimmons, and Lacey and Canby oaks.<\/p>\n

For slightly larger spaces that still have some size constraints, TreeFolks recommends medium stature trees. Many medium stature trees require full sunlight. These include many flowering beans like huisaches, retamas, and mesquites and most fruit trees, but most fruit trees require significant yearly maintenance for proper production. The common fig is an easy, medium sized fruit tree that requires minimal maintenance and even produces well in partial shade. Other medium sized trees include Eve\u2019s necklace trees, chinkapin oaks, goldenball leadtrees, Texas ashes, bigtooth maples, anacuas, and Eastern redcedars.<\/p>\n

Wide-open spaces at least 20 feet from structures and utilities are a great place for a large-stature shade tree. Large trees can sometimes grow quickly, so planting them in cramped quarters can cause problems faster than you might realize. Well away from buildings their sprawling limbs and spreading roots will not interfere with infrastructure but they will still provide the ecosystem services expected of a shade tree, like lowered energy bills and cooler ambient temperatures. Great shade trees for our area include Bur oaks, Mexican white oaks, pecans, Arizona and black walnuts, Austin red oaks, cedar elms, Montezuma cypresses, and live oaks.<\/p>\n

Research has shown that trees planted less than 5 feet from sidewalks and driveways are not as healthy or long-lived as trees that are given more space for their roots; furthermore, it is a violation of\u00a0Austin\u2019s City Code<\/a>\u00a0to allow trees and other vegetation to overgrow or obstruct the public right of way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t

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Free and Affordable Trees<\/h4>\n

If you are within the Austin City Limits or an Austin Energy customer, you are eligible to adopt a free tree from TreeFolks! Our\u00a0NeighborWoods program<\/a>\u00a0run in partnership with the City of Austin adopts out free 5-gallon trees to Austinites to support the urban canopy.<\/p>\n

Besides TreeFolks, unfortunately, there aren\u2019t a lot of options when it comes to low-cost trees. Most \u201ccheap\u201d trees aren\u2019t good for Texas or just aren\u2019t good quality stock in general. TreeFolks has a wholesale license that allows us to buy at lower costs, and often we can work with groups to coordinate purchases alongside our own. If you are looking for a higher return on investment, you should plant saplings like us! They often establish faster than larger trees and definitely cost less.<\/p>\n

Another great way to get inexpensive trees is to grow your own! Collecting seeds is fun and growing trees is very rewarding. We have developed several protocols to help you out, too! Contact education@treefolks.org<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Buying a Tree<\/h4>\n

When purchasing a tree, you should always inspect each tree carefully. Invasive species should not be considered in planting projects, and non-natives should only be planted with purpose and consideration of their long list of care requirements. Trees with dead or broken branches in the crown or damaged bark should be rejected. So should trees showing stress or signs of disease. The ideal tree should have good vigor, a visible root flare, and minimal weeds in the pot. If the root flare is not visible, dig with a finger until you find it to ensure there are no large girdling roots (this is common practice in a nursery and will not be met with strange looks, we promise!). Also, staked trees should not be staked so tightly that the ties cut into, deform, or damage the bark.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s best to buy, and plant, your trees during Central Texas\u2019 planting season:
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Below is a list of Austin area nurseries that are known for high quality, native and adapted a tree stock listed in alphabetical order:<\/p>\n