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Hubbard Ginkgo

The City of Tyler could use a horticultural consultant

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Ranger Oaks

Not gonna lie. When I saw these two scraggly oaks, I was disappointed.

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Whipping Oak

Not ever completely sure which was the right tree, this was a mostly clueless stroll around the Guadalupe County courthouse grounds

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Muir Woods

Though Return of the Jedi was not actually filmed here, contrary to popular belief, visiting these gigantic old-growth redwoods almost felt like being in a movie

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Arbor Day 2022

For Arbor Day 2022, I was honored to give a talk about my Return to the Famous Trees of Texas project at Russell Farm Art Center

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AppleSauced Podcast

I met enough prerequisites to be a guest on this non-tree related podcast

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Tennison Park Pecan

The leafless winter silhouette of this large pecan caught my eye each day as I picked up my kid from school.

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Heart O’ Texas Oak

Barbed wire, wind and far away critters in the center of the Lone Star State

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Bell County Charter Oak

Under this damaged live oak, now overlooking a power center, the first election was held in 1850 to organize the new Bell County

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