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A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO PROTECT ITS TREES FROM AN INVASIVE INSECT BEFORE IT ARRIVES IN THE CITY.IT IS CALLED THE EMERALD ASH BORROWER.
IT'S A LITTLE GREEN, UH, EMERALD GREEN BEETLE THAT INFECTS ONLY ASH TREES.
THE BUG HAS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED IN PLANO, BUT INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR DAMAGE, PLANO IS REMOVING VULNERABLE ASH TREES DURING PARK PROJECTS AND REPLACING THEM WITH OTHER NATIVE TREES THAT FIT THE SPACE.
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS PLANT THE RIGHT TREE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
REPLACING TREES IS MORE COST EFFECTIVE THAN TREATING THEM, BUT THERE ARE SOME EXCEPTIONS LIKE PECAN HOLLOW GOLF COURSE AND GO APE SOME OF THE TREES DEFINE THE HOLES, AND SO WE WANNA KEEP THOSE TREES, UH, AS WELL AS, UH, THE GO APE COURSE WHERE A LOT OF THEIR TREES ARE ATTACHED TO ASH TREES.
SO IN THOSE SITUATIONS, IT MAKES SENSE TO TREAT THE TREES.
PLANO WORKS WITH A TEXAS A AND M FOREST SERVICE TO MONITOR THE SIGNS FOR EMERALD ASH BOER.
THE HOLE THAT AN EMERALD ASH BOER MAKES IS VERY SPECIFIC.
IT'S A DHAP HOLE, BUT THIS ONE'S VERY SMALL, UH, THE SIZE OF A PIN HEAD ON A PIN.
IF WE HEAR A BUNCH OF WOODPECKERS IN THE AREA AND THEY'RE PECKING OFF THE BARK, THAT'S ANOTHER INDICATOR.
IF YOU FIND A DHAP HOLE, YOU CAN CONTACT THE CITY OF PLANO OR THE TEXAS A M.
AS PLAINTIFF PROTECTS OUR LANDSCAPE FOR THE FUTURE, NOTHING GOES TO WASTE.
TREES ARE SENT TO TEXAS PURE PRODUCTS WHERE THEY'RE RECYCLED TO ULCH.
FOR RESIDENTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW PLANO MANAGES PUBLIC TREES, VISIT PLANO.GOV/URBAN FORESTRY.