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Residential Street Tree Pruning Update for October
October Landscaping Tips
• It’ s time to put out a pre-emergent herbicide to control grassy and broadleaf weeds.
• Divide and reset perennials such as daylilies, irises, phlox, and Shasta daisies.
• Buy and refrigerate tulip and hyacinth bulbs to be planted in mid to late December.
• Plant your winter color at the end of the month. Some plant suggestions are snapdragons, pansies, violas, dianthus, flowering kale and cabbage.
• With cooler evening temperatures, watch for signs of brown patch. Preventative control would be to water early in the morning and avoid high nitrogen fertilizers. Treat any outbreaks with a fungicide, three times, at 30 day intervals.
• This is also a great time of year to put in new plants and trees so that they have several months to develop strong root systems.
Neighborhoods scheduled for October are all Sweetwater neighborhoods, Sweetwater Estates, Colony Woods, Travis Park, Austin Park, Colony Park, Stephens Grant, Colony Cove, Enclave at Grants Lake, Englewood Place Estates, The Lakes, Meadow Lakes and Hall Lake. For more information on the program, visit our website at www. firstcolony. org.
The pruning will consist of raising the canopy of street trees to provide clearance that meets city requirements. Limbs that are removed will be chipped and hauled away from the property on the same day the pruning takes place. Street trees are those located in the area between the sidewalk and the street; yard trees are not included in this service. As the trees are a living organism and are constantly growing, additional pruning may need to be done between visits. This is the responsibility of the homeowner as well as any damaged limbs that may need to be removed.
If you wish to continue to maintain your own street trees, you may do so by using the form located on our website to notify FCCSA no later than two weeks prior to the beginning of the month of your neighborhood’ s scheduled pruning. If you opt out of the program and later choose to join, your street trees will not be pruned until the next scheduled pruning of your neighborhood. You will need to inform FCCSA in writing if you choose to opt back into the program. Also, if you choose to maintain your own street trees and receive a violation notice from the City or from FCCSA, you will be responsible for bringing your trees into compliance and for any fines incurred for failure to do so.
For more information about the program, please go to our website at www. firstcolony. org. You may also contact Bill Grantham at 281-634-9568 or e-mail at landscape @ firstcolony. org.
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