By: Rachel McGregor, Urban Forestry Manager What are symptoms of heat stress in trees? Symptoms of heat stress include leaf drop, burnt leaf tips, brown leaves, and wilting of leaves. How do you know if your tree is alive or dead? Do not assume just because the leaves fell off the tree it is dead. […]
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Texas Trees Foundation’s President and CEO Janette Monear Invited to Present at Inaugural WhatMatters Symposium: “WHAT effect extreme weather has on sustainable building”? RESERVE A SPOT TTF Emphasizes the Importance of Land Use Planning Stewardship of the natural environment falls upon us all. Amidst both metropolitan and rural development, preservation of greenspace is best achieved
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Residents of Dallas and cities across Texas can help their property and the city mitigate urban heat through proper summertime tree watering techniques and planting the right trees in the right place when tree planting season resumes this fall. DALLAS, TX (August 23, 2023) – After temperatures well above 100°F continue, common questions the Texas
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By: Emily Plauche, Urban Forestry Coordinator Summer in Texas is hot. Need a way to beat the heat? One of the best ways to combat the heat is to plant native, drought-tolerant trees. Large trees that cast shade provide the most cooling benefits, but these aren’t always appropriate to plant. Certain situations such as lack
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This week’s excessive heat warnings affect not only the well-being of humans, but also trees. Learn how to recognize the symptoms of heat stress in trees and what you can do to help it survive. Further, learn heat-tolerant tree species for planting in Texas. As dangerous heat continues in Dallas with triple digits all week,
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By Tara McCain, Urban Forestry Coordinator Live oaks are one of the most common tree species you see throughout the Texas landscape. They are known to have large canopies with sprawling branches full of character. They are also known to most people as an evergreen tree, meaning it holds onto its leaves all year round
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The Verizon Green Team plants their first million trees The Verizon Green Team had a couple of planting events the week of September 23rd in Irving and Southlake, Texas. The first volunteer event was at the Irving Tree Nursery where volunteers planted an assortment of trees with the support of Keep Irving Beautiful. The second
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The First Ever Urban Forestry Plan for the City of Dallas We’re so proud to have kicked off the “Urban Forest Master Plan” for the City of Dallas with our partners and representatives from over a dozen organizations and city departments! This will be a collaborative process to develop a master plan preserving the current
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Over 650 trees were planted at Bob Woodruff Park (South) by partners and volunteer groups including City of Plano, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, FedEx, Alliance Data, Verizon, Capital One, and Harley-Davidson Financial Services! With just over 40 volunteers of all ages, we finished off the last part of the Bob Woodruff Park planting partnership!
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The end of April was our time to shine here at Texas Trees Foundation! We had the honor of celebrating both Arbor Day and Earth Day with tree plantings and tree giveaways. Check out the work we did in your local communities! Continuing our celebration of Earth Day, we were excited to partner with Verizon
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