Houston Matters
How to keep your trees healthy during drought
Posted on · Trees for Houston's Barry Ward offers listeners advice as we navigate drought conditions and ongoing extreme heat.
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Weather
Prolonged summer heat wave taking toll on Houston-area trees
Posted on · Robert Richter of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offers tips for how to help trees survive an especially hot summer.
Houston Matters
Saving and Planting Trees in Houston
Posted on · A 2011 estimate from the Texas Forest Service put Houstonâs number of trees at about 663 million. The drought that occurred in 2011 though, took about 66 million of those trees out, according to the Bayou Land Conservancy. Something that is particularly noticeable in Memorial Park and something that many Houstonians and officials are loath […]