Lawn and Garden Discussion...

[unome]

looks like our oak, except ours is younger/smaller & not dropping leaves

this might help you http://texasforestservice.tamu.edu/main ... px?id=1260

[unome]

before you give it up for dead, ask an expert: https://ask.extension.org/ask

email them close-up shots of a small branch of leaves & also acorns if you have some, or describe them well or find a pic of what they look like, also when they usually drop (leaves & acorns). I don't think ours is a water oak, maybe a Lacey Oak ?



more sites: http://texastreeid.tamu.edu/content/lis ... x.aspx?t=O
http://texastreeplanting.tamu.edu/
http://texassuperstar.com/plants/index.html

I really wanted a Chinese Pistache or a Shantung Maple, beautiful trees & better suited to a small suberb yard, but we didn't get a choice what the builder put in

[jasons2k]

It looks like a water oak. They used to be very prevalent here in the wild but the drought has done a real number on them. With drought stress you often see leaf loss in sections (specific branches) before it takes the whole tree.

Who knows - I wouldn't panic just yet. It could be insects. My sweet gum is already dropping some random leaves and it has plenty of water.

The date you lost in the freeze must have been a Pygmy date. The Canary Island date palms all did ok.

[txflagwaver]

A good rule of thumb when watering trees...

When you set out your sprinkler, put an empty tuna fish can in the yard.
When the can is full you have watered that section enough. Time it and you will know how long to run the water.

[jasons2k]

Sorry to hear that. The drought has been horrible and we haven't seen the last of the tree loss. My HOA just cut a few more mature pines along the main boulevard. Each time it's not too terribly drastic, but side-by-side photos from 2005 before Rita is almost heartbreaking (and shocking when you see it after so long).

I swear, I think I picked the worst possible time to relocate to Houston (May 2005). It was nice for a few months though....