the Texas AgriLife Extension Service - Harris County

the Texas AgriLife Extension Service-Harris County

Educational Events

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• Green Thumb Series

Useful Info

• Factsheets
• Plant disease training videos NEW!
• ...en Español
• AgriLife Bookstore
• Ask a Master Gardener

Programs

• Master Gardener Volunteers
• Cylinder Gardening
• Fruit Study Group
• Speakers Bureau

Links

• Aggie Horticulture
• Aggie Turf
• TAMU Insects
• TAMU Soil & Water Testing
• TAMU Plant Disease Testing
• Poisonous Plant Links

 

Publications & Links

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Trees

General

• Trees Are Good - International Society of Arboriculture's Fact Sheets
• Tree Owner Rights and Responsibilities

Diseases

• Oak Diseases (pdf)
• Bacterial Wetwood of Trees

Individual tree fact sheets

• 680 tree fact sheets

Selecting trees

• Site evaluation and species selection (pdf)
• Recommended Trees (pdf)
  
• Selecting quality trees from the nursery (pdf)
• Trees and Powerlines (pdf)

Planting trees

• Texas Tree Planting Guide - Texas Forest Service. Excellent!
• Proper Planting of Trees
• Planting and establishing trees (pdf)

Pruning trees

• Pruning trees (pdf)
• Pruning young trees (pdf)
  
• Pruning mature trees (pdf)
  
• Restoring trees following a storm (pdf)
  
• Pruning landscape trees and shrubs (pdf)
  
• Pruning objective (pdf)
  
• Pruning cut types (pdf)
  
• Developing a pruning plan (pdf)
  
• Structural pruning (pdf)
  
• Cleaning (pdf)
  
• Raising (pdf)
  
• Thinning (pdf)
  
• Reducing (pdf)
  
• Palms (pdf)
  
• Producing quality shade trees in the nursery (pdf)
• Cabling

Storms and trees

• Storm Damage Prevention and Treatment (pdf)
• Can Trees be Saved
• Wind and trees: lessons learned from hurricanes (pdf)
  
• Assessing hurricane-damaged trees and deciding what to do (pdf)
  
• Cleaning up after the storm (pdf)
  
• Hiring an arborist (pdf)
  
• Developing an urban forestry management plan for hurricane-prone communities (pdf)
  

Designing urban areas

• Designing urban spaces for trees (pdf)

 

 

 

 

Educational programs of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age, or national origin. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxilary aids, services or accommodations in order to participate in Extension programs are encouraged to call 281.855.5600 to discuss specific needs.