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Wooldridge Square Park Tomorrow
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Wooldridge Square as a park, the Austin Parks Foundation is planning a series of short term improvements including tree treatments, irrigation and grass. .
Tree Work: In late March, the City of Austin Parks department inspected and pruned storm damage and deadwood off the 26 trees that are currently in the park. Two are being monitored closely, one is post oak along the the Guadalupe Street side, the other is Sycamore at 9th and San Antonio Sts. The department is planning to plant 16 new trees in fall of 2009 when the the planting season begins.
Proposed Planting Plan: As noted in the proposed city plan, the low canopy density and presence of mostly mature or over-mature trees makes Wooldridge Square highly eligible for tree planting. The photo/graphic below shows the proposed positioning of new trees.
Tree Species of the 2009 Wooldridge Square Tree Planting Plan:
Montezuma Cypress - grows to 50-80 feet. A relative of bald cypress, Montezume cypress is evergreen and faster growing. Placement in this planting plan occurs on low contours to aid with water absorption following precipitation, although it is also very drought tolerant and will perform well here in times of dryness.
Texas Ash - grows to 30-40 feet. A native shade tree, exhibits beautiful fall color with orange, yellow and purple hues. It tolerates drought, pollution and compacted soils.
Burr Oak - grows to 70-90 feet. An excellent shade tree, burr oak is very stately with its massive size and upright form. This species is very tolerant of drought and urban polluntants.
Mexican White Oak - grows to 30-50 feet. Semi-evergreen, losing its dark green leaves for only a short portion of the year. Its is fast growing and drought tolerant.
Mexican Sycamore - grows to 75-90 feet. This fast-growing native shade tree is more hardy than the commionly found American Sycramore. It will be planted along 9th and 10th St to replace several American Sycamores that were removed in the recent past.
Additionally ,the foundation is proposing tree treatments, installation of irrigation and some grass in certain areas to address some of the degraded conditions. We'll be updating this page with more information as we firm up details.
Austin Parks Foundation 816 Congress Avenue, Suite 1680 Austin, TX 78701 tel 512.477.1566 fax 512.477.1586 Copyright © 2009 Austin Parks Foundation. All rights reserved. |
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