WEBVTT 00:01.000 --> 00:02.866 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% Howdy, folks. I'm John Hart Asher. 00:02.866 --> 00:07.100 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% The past few years have been really hard on our trees. 00:07.600 --> 00:10.533 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Aside from February's 00:10.533 --> 00:11.900 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% freeze, lack of consistent 00:11.900 --> 00:15.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% ground- soaking rain has felled a lot of our 00:15.033 --> 00:16.666 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% shade- producing trees 00:16.666 --> 00:19.966 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% that also provide vital, vital wildlife habitat. 00:20.433 --> 00:23.333 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% In addition, many have been impacted 00:23.766 --> 00:27.000 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% by growing construction in urban and our urban areas. 00:27.000 --> 00:30.900 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% So today, TreeFolks executive director Andrew Smile 00:30.900 --> 00:35.000 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and education coordinator Collin McMichael keep Austin 00:35.000 --> 00:36.166 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% rooted to combat 00:36.300 --> 00:39.966 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% the urban heat island effect and tree canopy inequality. 00:40.200 --> 00:42.233 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% Great to see you both. Hi. 00:42.900 --> 00:44.166 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% Thanks for having us here. 00:44.166 --> 00:45.966 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% Really appreciate the opportunity to 00:45.966 --> 00:48.166 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% share a little info about keeping Austin rooted. 00:48.200 --> 00:51.000 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Wonderful. Well, Andrew, let's start with you first. 00:52.433 --> 00:57.966 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Who or what is TreeFolks? Three million trees over 30 years. 00:58.633 --> 01:01.400 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Wow. Yeah, that's TreeFolks. 01:02.000 --> 01:03.133 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% Big accomplishment. 01:03.266 --> 01:06.700 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% And of course, we started as a very small community 01:06.700 --> 01:08.833 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% based organization, a group of friends. 01:09.700 --> 01:13.200 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% We're talking about how can we help save the world? 01:13.233 --> 01:16.333 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% How can we locally address climate change? 01:16.733 --> 01:19.033 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% And as a result of that conversation, 01:19.033 --> 01:20.800 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% they decided to plant trees 01:20.800 --> 01:23.300 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% and they planted trees in their yards. 01:23.333 --> 01:24.400 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% They planted trees in their 01:24.566 --> 01:28.333 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% neighbor's yard at schools and other public spaces. 01:28.833 --> 01:32.200 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% And once they built up a bit of momentum, 01:33.000 --> 01:34.733 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% well, the city of Austin 01:34.733 --> 01:38.600 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% and Austin AISD and other entities really took notice 01:38.966 --> 01:42.800 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and started supporting TreeFolks and that mission 01:42.800 --> 01:44.500 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% to plant more trees. 01:44.500 --> 01:46.833 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% But it's also about building community. 01:47.333 --> 01:48.733 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% So for the first 01:48.733 --> 01:52.566 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% 20 years of our existence, we really focused on mobilizing 01:52.566 --> 01:56.600 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% the community to plant and care for trees. 01:57.266 --> 01:59.966 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% And of course, education was a big part of that, too. 02:00.400 --> 02:03.933 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% All right. Well, Collin, we hear a lot about the heat 02:03.933 --> 02:05.533 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% island effect, especially, 02:05.533 --> 02:09.400 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% you know, it is a plague to urban areas and has a big impac 02:09.400 --> 02:11.433 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% to human health and well-being, 02:11.433 --> 02:15.666 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% especially on, you know, minority populations. 02:16.233 --> 02:19.400 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% How does the urban canopy make a difference 02:19.400 --> 02:23.900 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% and what is really that significance of tree inequality 02:24.000 --> 02:28.200 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Well, here in Austin, urban canopy is not really distribute 02:28.200 --> 02:30.266 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% equally across the entire city. 02:30.266 --> 02:34.133 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% So we see a lot more trees in West Austin where we have a mor 02:34.133 --> 02:35.533 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% affluent population. 02:35.533 --> 02:37.500 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% And in East Austin, where we have a more 02:37.500 --> 02:38.500 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% historically underserved 02:38.733 --> 02:41.500 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% population, we don't really have any canopy at all. 02:41.900 --> 02:45.733 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% And the thing there is that the trees really help with urba 02:45.733 --> 02:46.766 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% heat island effect. 02:47.066 --> 02:50.366 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% So urban heat island effects come around because there's low 02:50.366 --> 02:53.600 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% albedo, there's high thermal bulk in the building materials. 02:53.866 --> 02:55.633 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% So cities heat up. 02:55.633 --> 02:58.766 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% If you shade those things, though, with tree canopy, 02:58.766 --> 03:01.433 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% then they don't heat up as much during the day. 03:01.466 --> 03:04.966 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% So we found well, not us, but people have found 03:04.966 --> 03:05.733 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% there was a study 03:06.233 --> 03:08.366 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% recently done by I think it was Concordia University, 03:08.366 --> 03:10.600 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% If you hit the 40 percent canopy cover 03:10.733 --> 03:14.100 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% threshold, then temperatures tend to drop 10 degrees. 03:14.400 --> 03:17.866 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And that's on a block by block scale. So it's very localized. 03:18.266 --> 03:19.733 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% OK, so we're really trying 03:19.733 --> 03:22.966 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% to bump it up to that 40 percent threshold in East Austin 03:22.966 --> 03:24.866 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% so that we can actually get all the ecosystem 03:24.866 --> 03:26.700 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% benefits that those people need. 03:26.700 --> 03:30.300 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% We're talking cooler temperatures, less noise, just 03:30.300 --> 03:33.266 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% more green space, better health outcomes, stuff like that. 03:33.500 --> 03:34.933 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% Let's just start with the basics. 03:34.933 --> 03:40.566 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% So when is the best time to plant a tree in central Texas? 03:40.666 --> 03:43.333 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% So we say it's October 1st to March 31. 03:43.466 --> 03:45.800 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% That's what we call tree planting season. 03:46.466 --> 03:49.433 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% So Texas Arbor Day is going to be November 5th. 03:49.933 --> 03:52.433 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% And that's a great day to put a tree in the ground. 03:53.000 --> 03:56.533 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% So really, it's any time your tree starts to go dormant, 03:56.533 --> 03:58.933 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% that's when it needs to go in the ground. That's awesome. 03:59.300 --> 04:00.800 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% That gives it plenty of time 04:00.800 --> 04:03.333 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% to kind of establish roots throughout the winter 04:03.900 --> 04:07.233 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and it'll flush with leaves in the spring and be super happy. 04:07.333 --> 04:10.633 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% Some trees like citrus and some stuff that's 04:10.633 --> 04:12.400 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% marginally in zone, 04:12.400 --> 04:13.700 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% that's going to be better if you wait 04:13.700 --> 04:16.733 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% until March or kind of late into the planting season 04:16.733 --> 04:19.833 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% just because it'll have to deal with less cold weather. OK. 04:20.100 --> 04:23.133 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% And I want to ask a specific question. 04:23.133 --> 04:25.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And this might sound loaded, but I promise 04:25.400 --> 04:28.833 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% it's a real question because, you know, 04:29.400 --> 04:31.900 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% what's your favorite tree or what or maybe not 04:31.900 --> 04:33.333 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% what your favorite tree, 04:33.333 --> 04:36.966 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% but what are really some of those good performers 04:36.966 --> 04:39.333 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% for some of the shade, because there's a lot of tree 04:39.333 --> 04:40.666 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and not all trees are the same. 04:40.666 --> 04:41.466 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% So where are the ones that 04:42.066 --> 04:45.833 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% you really feel are key players for the top three in Austin? 04:45.866 --> 04:47.600 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% The most common trees in 04:47.600 --> 04:50.900 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% Austin are going to be the ashe juniper, which everyone hates. 04:51.300 --> 04:53.100 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% I love them now. 04:53.100 --> 04:55.866 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% Cedar elm, which are completely indestructible. 04:55.966 --> 04:57.566 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% And the live oak. 04:57.566 --> 05:01.000 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% The live thing, we don't really super encourage people 05:01.000 --> 05:02.366 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% to plant a lot more live oaks 05:02.366 --> 05:05.066 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% just because oak wilt is kind of a problem and there' 05:05.100 --> 05:06.700 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% already a lot of labor, 05:06.700 --> 05:08.966 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% there's plenty of other oaks that you can plant. 05:09.733 --> 05:11.466 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% I'd really suggest Red Oaks, because 05:11.466 --> 05:13.066 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% we have a lot of those, too. 05:13.066 --> 05:17.133 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% But Chinquapin Farouk's, even the Mexican White Oaks 05:17.133 --> 05:18.666 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% do really well up here. 05:18.666 --> 05:22.000 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% The takeaway is that we want diversity, Riewoldt species 05:22.000 --> 05:25.000 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% diversity, because we have one one species or planning. 05:25.000 --> 05:26.533 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% If we have another snow 05:26.533 --> 05:28.566 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% pocalypse or some pathogen comes 05:28.566 --> 05:30.700 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% through and wipes out all those, 05:30.700 --> 05:33.266 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% or if we have that diversity, then it might only affect 05:33.300 --> 05:35.366 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% a small percentage of that population. 05:35.533 --> 05:37.366 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% Yeah. And actually, we have something like 05:37.366 --> 05:39.666 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% diversity benchmarks that we try to hit 05:39.666 --> 05:41.200 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% when we're doing planting projects. 05:41.200 --> 05:42.966 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% It's called 30 2010 rule. 05:42.966 --> 05:46.400 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% Actually, it's 30 percent from one family, 05:46.600 --> 05:49.900 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% 20 percent from one genus and 10 percent from one species 05:49.900 --> 05:51.800 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% You can't go over those numbers. 05:51.800 --> 05:54.633 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% So if you're hitting that, that's the right diversity 05:54.633 --> 05:55.633 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% that we're looking for. 05:55.633 --> 05:56.900 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% It's really hard to do 05:56.900 --> 05:59.433 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% in Texas, though, because our forests are 05:59.933 --> 06:02.800 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% we have way more oaks than most people have. 06:02.833 --> 06:05.300 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% We just have mostly oaks in our forests. 06:05.333 --> 06:08.133 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% So we really have heightened diversity 06:08.133 --> 06:10.300 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% in our planting projects more than we would 06:10.300 --> 06:13.066 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% ideally like to do. But we're working on. 06:13.366 --> 06:16.066 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% There's also the understory tree. 06:16.066 --> 06:17.166 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% So those are canopy. 06:17.166 --> 06:18.966 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% But you can team those up with me. 06:18.966 --> 06:21.800 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% You know, maybe some of those we tend to think big, 06:21.800 --> 06:23.500 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% but we need to think in layers. Right. 06:23.500 --> 06:24.666 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% So maybe the red buds 06:24.666 --> 06:27.033 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% or Mexican plum or some other guys that we can 06:27.366 --> 06:30.266 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% stack in there and give you maybe even some more density. 06:30.566 --> 06:32.400 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Yeah, we talk about shade all the time, 06:32.400 --> 06:33.900 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% but really those canopy layers 06:33.900 --> 06:37.900 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% that come under the top canopy is they're so important. 06:38.600 --> 06:41.066 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% The more layers you have, the more productive 06:41.066 --> 06:42.366 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% your forest tends to be 06:42.366 --> 06:44.800 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and the more benefits you get from that forest. 06:44.833 --> 06:47.133 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% So things are blooming at different times, 06:47.133 --> 06:51.233 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% are bringing in different kinds of wildlife trees cool by 06:52.733 --> 06:55.500 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% kind of transpiring water out of the leaves, 06:55.500 --> 06:57.566 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% so it actually cools the air around it. 06:57.833 --> 07:00.733 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And the more layers, the leaves you have before the ground, 07:00.733 --> 07:02.833 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% that's more cooling that comes down. 07:02.833 --> 07:05.666 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% If somebody lives in a smaller space, 07:05.666 --> 07:08.900 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% has a smaller yard or something. 07:08.900 --> 07:12.466 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% What would you suggest for some trees for those folks? 07:12.566 --> 07:14.033 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% We have tons of small 07:14.033 --> 07:17.666 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% trees, actually, because Texas, it's so dry here 07:17.766 --> 07:19.500 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% There's a lot of little tiny trees 07:19.500 --> 07:20.700 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% we actually get made fun of 07:20.900 --> 07:23.866 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% at forestry conferences for that all the time. There's bushes. 07:24.666 --> 07:28.666 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% So I love some of these really tried and true trees. 07:29.100 --> 07:30.400 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% So like red buds, 07:30.400 --> 07:34.500 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% I really like the Texas and Mexican red buds . 07:34.500 --> 07:36.800 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% The eastern redbud doesn't really do that well here. 07:36.900 --> 07:38.666 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% And then we also have some stuff 07:38.666 --> 07:42.133 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% like the Texas mountain laurel, fantastic for small areas. 07:42.133 --> 07:44.066 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% They grow really, really slowly. So it makes them better. 07:44.133 --> 07:46.966 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% But there are some oddballs, too, which I really like. 07:47.400 --> 07:50.500 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% So if you want to increase the diversity, I'd suggest planting 07:50.500 --> 07:54.533 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% an oddball Anacacho orchid trees are really, really cool. 07:54.533 --> 07:56.933 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% They bloom beautiful like an orchid. It's really pretty. 07:57.766 --> 07:58.933 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% There's rusty blackhaw 07:59.900 --> 08:02.966 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% which is a really interesting treat, has super shiny leaves 08:02.966 --> 08:04.600 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% and like tortoiseshell bark 08:04.600 --> 08:07.333 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and it has little black berries that taste like black currants. 08:07.333 --> 08:09.133 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% So it's a food plant. I'm 08:09.133 --> 08:12.800 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% going to throw out my own that I'm a little biased towards. 08:12.933 --> 08:14.533 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% Also the Blanco crabapple. 08:14.533 --> 08:16.366 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% I think it's a beautiful tree and it's something 08:16.366 --> 08:18.733 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% that's endangered because of overgrazing. 08:18.733 --> 08:21.000 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% So if you can get one, that's a that's a super duper. 08:21.000 --> 08:22.633 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% They are hard to find, though. 08:22.633 --> 08:25.966 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% So if you can finally tell everyone, you know, well, 08:26.033 --> 08:29.333 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% plant nerd's plant nerds start searching. 08:30.100 --> 08:31.866 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% Well, let's talk about 08:31.866 --> 08:35.466 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% the absolute sort of basic planning tips and tricks. 08:35.466 --> 08:36.666 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% If you if if somebody 08:36.666 --> 08:37.466 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% I don't know anything 08:37.466 --> 08:39.666 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% about tree, but I've listened 08:39.666 --> 08:43.100 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% to you and bite on it, I'm going to plant a tree. 08:43.133 --> 08:44.933 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% All right. What do we do? 08:44.933 --> 08:47.500 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% All right. So there's definitely a bunch of stuff 08:47.500 --> 08:49.633 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% that you should do to maximize your success 08:49.633 --> 08:52.300 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and then some stuff that you just have to do. Right 08:52.466 --> 08:54.866 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% The first thing to do to kind of maximize your success. 08:54.900 --> 08:57.333 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% Water the tree before you even start the project. 08:57.466 --> 08:59.100 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% So it's in the pot. It's sitting right there. 08:59.100 --> 09:00.266 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% You haven't dug a hole yet. 09:00.266 --> 09:02.166 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% Just water it. It's going to be really it's 09:02.166 --> 09:04.700 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% going to loosen the root of the tree is going to be happier 09:04.700 --> 09:06.000 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% And the roots are going to be more supple, 09:06.000 --> 09:08.133 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% it's going to be much happier that way. 09:08.766 --> 09:11.500 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% So then it's time to dig your hole and you have 09:11.500 --> 09:15.100 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% to dig the hole twice as wide as the pot is. 09:15.100 --> 09:17.333 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% That's really important, because back filling 09:17.333 --> 09:18.866 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% the hole is an important thing. 09:18.866 --> 09:19.900 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% You have to loosen that dirt 09:19.900 --> 09:21.966 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% so the roots can kind of spread out. 09:21.966 --> 09:25.733 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% But a lot of people dig the hole as deep as the pot, and that's 09:25.733 --> 09:27.600 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% usually a huge problem. 09:27.600 --> 09:30.166 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% So one of the biggest problems in urban tree planting 09:30.166 --> 09:31.900 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% is that they are too deep. 09:31.900 --> 09:35.233 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% So trees in their pots are often two to five inches 09:35.233 --> 09:36.800 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% too deep already. 09:36.800 --> 09:39.666 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And that's the kind of prevent weeds from growing in the pot. 09:40.200 --> 09:42.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% So when you get that tree out of the pot, 09:42.033 --> 09:44.833 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% get all the dirt off so you can find the first root. 09:44.833 --> 09:47.100 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% And that's how much dirt should be on top of that tree. 09:47.733 --> 09:50.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And then you need to kind of tease the roots out really well 09:50.933 --> 09:52.566 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% And they can take a lot of beating. 09:52.566 --> 09:54.333 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% So kind of comb the roots out, 09:54.333 --> 09:55.700 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% make sure you can spread them out. 09:55.700 --> 09:59.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% In the hole and then make sure that tree is on the right level 09:59.466 --> 10:01.800 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% so I like to put a shovel across the hole. 10:02.300 --> 10:05.366 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% So you have like a bar and so you want that root 10:05.366 --> 10:08.600 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% flare to be an inch or two inches above the shovel. 10:09.133 --> 10:11.933 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% So it should be the root flare should be above the soil. 10:12.366 --> 10:15.766 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% And so backfill and then mulch on top of that. 10:15.766 --> 10:16.933 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% So then the mulch should 10:17.166 --> 10:20.500 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% level it so that you then have root flare level with the soil. 10:20.733 --> 10:21.866 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% But you don't want 10:21.866 --> 10:23.366 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% mulch all the way up 10:23.366 --> 10:26.633 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% flush against the base of the trunk right here. 10:26.833 --> 10:27.833 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% So you want your mulch 10:28.033 --> 10:31.566 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% to be like two to four inches away from the mulch, 10:31.566 --> 10:33.266 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% should never touch your tree. 10:33.266 --> 10:35.633 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% It should only touch dirt. 10:35.633 --> 10:37.733 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% No mulch kanoes people. 10:37.866 --> 10:39.100 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% No mulch kanoes. 10:39.100 --> 10:41.833 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% A lot of people, when they plant trees, 10:41.833 --> 10:43.500 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% they say, you know what, I'm going to buy 10:43.500 --> 10:46.100 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% that big old honking tree that's been in a 10:46.100 --> 10:49.400 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% pot for 15 years because it's an instant tree. 10:49.933 --> 10:51.633 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% Is that really a great thing to do? 10:51.633 --> 10:53.733 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Or if you plant a younger tree, 10:54.000 --> 10:56.233 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% that is probably going to catch up with that tree, 10:56.233 --> 10:59.533 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% that big tree and surpass it and that same time? 10:59.633 --> 11:01.100 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% It's really counterintuitive. 11:01.100 --> 11:02.333 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% You're completely correct. 11:02.333 --> 11:04.000 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% The sapling is going to overtake 11:04.000 --> 11:06.066 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% the five gallon tree every time. 11:07.233 --> 11:08.166 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% It's because when 11:08.500 --> 11:11.800 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% trees grow, they're not used to really changing spots. 11:12.166 --> 11:14.566 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% So their roots are adapted to that soil. 11:14.833 --> 11:16.566 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% As soon as you change spots for the tree, 11:16.566 --> 11:19.466 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% it has to grow new roots that are adapted to new soil. 11:19.466 --> 11:21.366 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% So all those old roots, they're just 11:21.366 --> 11:22.600 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% they don't really work well. 11:22.600 --> 11:24.466 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% So the little baby tree, 11:24.466 --> 11:26.733 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% it doesn't really have to replace a lot of roots. 11:26.733 --> 11:29.900 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% It only has like five. It's the one that's replaced 50. 11:29.900 --> 11:31.633 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% That's not going to do that. Well, 11:31.633 --> 11:33.833 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% I didn't believe this at all. 11:33.833 --> 11:35.066 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% When I started at Tree Folks, 11:35.066 --> 11:36.666 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% I was like, that is that's not true. 11:36.666 --> 11:38.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% There's no way that's going to happen. 11:38.333 --> 11:41.166 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% I got a few saplings. I got a few five gallon trees. 11:41.166 --> 11:43.966 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% I planted them. It's three years later now. 11:43.966 --> 11:47.166 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% The saplings are eight to nine feet tall. 11:47.733 --> 11:50.866 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% The five gallon trees have barely grown. 11:51.300 --> 11:53.733 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% Oh, wow. They've grown. 11:53.900 --> 11:57.300 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% That's definitely true. It's not nine feet tall. 11:57.333 --> 12:00.300 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Not only are you providing all this information for free. 12:00.833 --> 12:05.466 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% Where can people go to get a free tree from tree folks 12:05.733 --> 12:07.966 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% And who qualifies for the free trees? 12:07.966 --> 12:08.833 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% It's really easy. 12:09.166 --> 12:12.133 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% So any Austin resident or Austin energy customer 12:12.133 --> 12:15.633 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% qualifies for a free five gallon tree from TreeFolks. Yeah. 12:15.966 --> 12:18.333 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% So just go to our website. 12:18.333 --> 12:20.800 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% You can go to www.treefolks.org 12:20.800 --> 12:26.200 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% slash nw. And that takes you to our Neighborwoods program page. 12:26.333 --> 12:28.700 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And that's where you're going to sign up to get a free tree. 12:29.333 --> 12:31.266 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% And there's a tree menu 12:31.266 --> 12:32.900 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% and that'll help you make your decisions. 12:32.900 --> 12:34.733 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% It's a really great site. 12:34.733 --> 12:37.433 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% There's also options for reforestation. 12:37.433 --> 12:39.500 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% And you can also find that through our website. 12:39.733 --> 12:43.566 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% You know, people are only going to protect what they know 12:43.733 --> 12:45.033 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% and love what they know. 12:45.133 --> 12:48.800 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% So education always fundamental and conservation, preservation 12:48.800 --> 12:50.300 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% and restoration. 12:50.300 --> 12:52.600 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% I've interacted with ya'lls organization a number of times. 12:52.600 --> 12:53.700 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% You have not only 12:53.900 --> 12:56.333 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% had a presence in Austin, but large scale restoration. 12:56.333 --> 13:01.833 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% You worked post the 2011 drought, wildfires and the 2015 13:02.133 --> 13:04.500 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% Blanco River flood. 13:04.900 --> 13:10.266 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Following the the 2011 wildfires in Bastrop, TreeFolks was 13:10.466 --> 13:13.733 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% with TAPS to help lead the reforestation effort there, 13:14.066 --> 13:17.566 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% in part because we had a good background, a good knowledge of 13:17.866 --> 13:20.533 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% the technical tree planting side of things, but 13:20.666 --> 13:24.533 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% also because we had the ability to to mobilize community 13:24.533 --> 13:27.966 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and to connect with residents in that healing process. 13:28.800 --> 13:31.600 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Our successes there in Bastrop, which are still ongoing, 13:31.600 --> 13:34.800 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% by the way, we're still distributing trees in Bastrop, 13:35.466 --> 13:39.800 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% but that also brought us into the the restoration, 13:39.800 --> 13:42.466 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% the reforestation along the Blanco River 13:42.466 --> 13:46.600 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% after that 2015 flood, again, because of the tree planting 13:46.600 --> 13:47.966 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% expertise, getting folks 13:47.966 --> 13:51.266 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% involved in the tree, planting the healing process, 13:51.866 --> 13:54.900 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and also the the landowner education component 13:54.900 --> 13:57.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% that was really key, really creating those 13:57.200 --> 13:58.633 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% long term stewards. 13:58.633 --> 14:02.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% But big reforestation work is what has launched 14:02.800 --> 14:06.633 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% our current large scale reforestation, where 14:06.633 --> 14:08.066 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% we're working in a six county 14:08.066 --> 14:12.300 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% region to how to plant trees along riparian areas. 14:12.300 --> 14:14.100 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% It's in flood plains, 14:14.100 --> 14:16.733 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% really trying to get out ahead of the next disaster 14:17.600 --> 14:20.566 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and also to generate carbon credits that 14:20.566 --> 14:22.633 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% we trade with the city and other partners. 14:22.800 --> 14:24.366 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% If people are interested 14:24.366 --> 14:27.600 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% in doing some of this wonderful work that you all do, 14:28.433 --> 14:31.566 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% how in the world can they get involved this fall? 14:31.633 --> 14:35.300 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% You know, it's TreeFolks for a r The trees are important, the fo 14:35.300 --> 14:38.566 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% So maybe we have volunteer opportunities 14:38.566 --> 14:41.366 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% that folks can find online at people stored. 14:41.666 --> 14:45.400 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% So we love having families out, Scout groups, service 14:45.400 --> 14:48.633 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% organizations, school groups, corporate partners, whoever 14:49.233 --> 14:50.866 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% can come plant a tree. 14:50.866 --> 14:55.100 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% Obviously, there's opportunity to donate and support tree. 14:55.500 --> 14:57.633 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% Work in that way as well. Sure. 14:57.966 --> 15:00.166 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% And we're always looking for more tree 15:00.166 --> 15:00.633 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% stewards folks to learn more about trees 15:01.366 --> 15:02.500 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% stewards folks to learn more about trees 15:02.500 --> 15:04.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and just take care of the ones they see 15:04.333 --> 15:06.200 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% in their neighborhood. Great. 15:06.200 --> 15:08.800 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Have you ever thought about hiring an army of squirrels? 15:08.800 --> 15:10.900 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Because I know that I have more trees 15:10.900 --> 15:11.733 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% a pop up my yard 15:12.200 --> 15:14.400 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% 'cause of squirrels, just just throwing that out there. 15:15.166 --> 15:16.966 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% You know, we hadn't really thought about it, 15:16.966 --> 15:19.200 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% but you're right, they could definitely help 15:20.333 --> 15:23.366 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% help extend our pecan orchards. 15:23.366 --> 15:24.600 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% Thank you so much, Andrew. 15:24.600 --> 15:27.300 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And Collin has been super duper talking to you all. 15:27.300 --> 15:29.300 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Really love your organization 15:29.300 --> 15:31.866 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% and all the great work you're doing. 15:31.866 --> 15:34.833 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And I just want to thank you again for all the viewers, 15:34.833 --> 15:36.766 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% because y'all are just a whole 15:36.766 --> 15:38.866 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% whole heap bunch full of information. 15:39.400 --> 15:42.066 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Keep out there, plant trees, and we'll see you in the wild.