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PLANO IS HOME[Why is there a fence around the Burr Oak in Bob Woodruff Park]
TO THE OLDEST TREE IN NORTH TEXAS.IT'S IN BOB WOODRUFF, PARK SOUTH.
AND, UH, THE TREE IS ESTIMATED TO BE OVER 500 YEARS OLD.
COUPLE YEARS AGO, WE HAD A STORM THAT CAME THROUGH HERE, UH, TWISTED THE TREE A LITTLE BIT, UH, IT CAUSED SOME DAMAGE.
UH, WE PUT SOME RODS, UH, THROUGH THE TREE TO HOLD THAT CRACK TOGETHER.
AND THEN WE ALSO DID SOME REDUCTION PRUNING IN THE TREE TO REMOVE SOME OF THE WEIGHT THAT WAS ON THE SIDE.
THE NUMBER ONE REASON WE INSTALLED THE FENCE IS FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS.
UH, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE TREE.
UH, AND THE OTHER REASON IS THAT WE WANT TO PROTECT THE SOIL AROUND THE BASE OF THE TREE.
UH, THE SOIL AND THE ROOTS, UH, NEED A LOT OF PORE SPACE AND WATER SPACE.
AND THE MORE COMPACTION YOU HAVE UNDERNEATH THE TREE, UH, THE HARDER IT IS FOR THE ROOTS TO HAVE ACCESS TO THAT.
CURRENTLY THE TREE GETS TREATED FOUR TIMES A YEAR.
UH, WE TREAT FOR INSECTS AND WE ALSO DO SOMETHING CALLED VERTICAL MULCHING, AND THAT'S WHERE WE INJECT FERTILIZER AND MULCH USING A HIGH PRESSURE, UM, STEAM GUN INTO THE GROUND.
AND, UH, WE DO THAT FOUR TIMES A YEAR TO KEEP THE TREE NICE AND HEALTHY.
THE MAIN IDEA IS TO PROTECT THE TREE AND PROTECT THE CITIZENS.
UH, THERE'S EVEN A BEEHIVE UP IN THE TREE, SO YOU CAN SEE THEM FROM FAR AWAY, BUT ULTIMATELY IT'S TO PROTECT THE TREE AND THE CITIZENS.