Kerrville Chapter

November 9, 2021 Chapter Meeting – “Fall is Tree Planting Time – Get Your Tree off on the Right Roots”

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David Vaughan
David Vaughan

If you are planting your first tree or your 200th, join us at 2pm, Tuesday,  November 9, (in person or online) to hear arborist David Vaughan explain the proper way to plant a tree.   Are you digging a shallow hole, planting high, not staking?  Knowledge of proper tree planting has changed a lot in the last decade.  Join us as we discuss the challenges of planting container grown trees.  We will also discuss the advantages of planting bare root and show you a new way to stake your tree without the use of guy wires.

Containerized trees present many challenges getting them started the right way.  This presentation will discuss those challenges and how to correct them at planting.  It will also discuss how to prune or not prune your new tree to get it through the first 25 years.

Two ways to participate – Join us at Riverside Nature Center or watch via ZOOM (details below).  You don’t have to be a member to attend. The business meeting begins at 1:30pm followed by the presentation at 2pm

Topic: November Chapter Meeting -“Fall is Tree Planting Time – Get Your Tree off on the Right Roots”
Time: Nov 9, 2021 01:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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David has been an arborist in San Antonio since 1978 and is among the first group of 19 arborists certified in Texas.  He is the consulting arborist of ArborVaughan Consult, LLC. and a member of the American Society of Consulting Arborists.

David has a Bachelor of Science in Forestry from Stephen F. Austin SU. 1971 and a Master of Agriculture in Natural Resources Development from Texas A & M, 1977.

Other credentials and memberships:

  • Texas Oak Wilt Certified and Qualified.
  • Commercial Certified Applicator with TDA, Inactive.
  • Former Board of Director member for International Society of Arboriculture, Texas Chapter.
  • Currently serving on the Board of Directors for Alamo Forest Partnership and San Antonio Arborist Association.

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About the Region

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This low-elevations region of Texas extends inland from the barrier islands, about 60 or so miles, and stretches from Brownsville to Louisiana. In total, it covers about 9.5 million acres, with a high point of 150 feet in elevation. More than 1000 species of plants can be found in this region. On the southern end, species more common in Mexico (such as Sabal mexicana) and Central America occur.

The barrier islands provide us with dune systems, and clay flats to the inland side, which have species found in these areas alone. Many plants here, such as Ipomoea pes-caprae (beach morning glory), can be found throughout tropical regions of the globe. I’ve encountered the same species on the beaches of Guam.

Once inland, vast marshes and wet prairies occur. Occasionally, oak (Quercus fusiformis) groves can be found. Common grasses include species of Bothriochloa, Paspalum, and Sporobolus; eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides); and switchgrass (Panicum species). Many rivers and creeks cut through the Gulf Prairies, and along these riparian areas various species of trees, Sabal minor, and other plants adapted to clay soils can be found. Due to overgrazing, farming, and fire suppression, woody species such as mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) and huisache (Acacia farnesiana), and invasive species such as chinaberry (Melia azedarach), Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius), and Chinese tallow (Sapium sebiferum) have increased and displaced our native flora.

Source: Wildflowers of Texas by Michael Eason