Tree Notes for San Marcos and the Hill Country Edge

Oaks and Timing

• When to trim oak trees in Hays County: the month-by-month safe and unsafe windows.
• Live oak dropping leaves in spring, or oak wilt?: how to tell normal shedding from trouble.
• Bald cypress on riverfront property: caring for the trees that hold the banks.

Problems and Decisions

• Mistletoe in cedar elms and hackberries: what it does and how to prune it out.
• Is a hackberry worth keeping?: an honest look at the most common volunteer tree.
• Which cedar to clear and which to keep: a guide for Hill Country lots.
• What to do after stump grinding: chips, settling, sod and replanting.

Rules, Storms and Cleanup

• Do you need a permit to remove a tree in San Marcos?
• Getting rid of tree limbs and brush: city pickup, drop-off and burn rules.
• A tree fell on the house: the first hour
• Neighbor's tree, your yard: who pays in Texas?