Hey guys just signed up for this forum and this is my first post. I am looking for a place to climb in Austin, Texas any ideas would be great!
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Tree climbing in Austin, Texas
- Thread starter treemedic06
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- Retired in Minneapolis
Drop me a line...I know a few places.
Thanks for the reply I will send you a PM.
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- spirit lake
also looking!
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- spirit lake
did you find a place?
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- Retired in Minneapolis
If I remember..I found some nice trees at Blunn Creek Nature Preserve. Not far along the trail. Blunn Creek is one of the high points that surround Austin
@Fleck are you a Hilltopper?
@Fleck are you a Hilltopper?
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- spirit lake
negative I'm in Texas because I had to come down here to stay working. I'm a telecom lineman.
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- spirit lake
Thank you for the hook up! I've never been in a oak tree before I hope they are fun!
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- Retired in Minneapolis
The name Fleck is associated with ST Edward's University. They are called The Hilltoppers...mascot is a mountain goat.
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- spirit lake
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- Retired in Minneapolis
@Fleck I was the campus arborist at SEU for a few years.
THere is an amazing live oak growing on campus that is the most atypical tree of any that I've ever seen. It isn't a large tree growing in typical form. The tree was bent first from a sort of south to north orientation then the top was bent back to the south. This has left the structure in a Z shape.
Its easy to find...I'll leave the mapping to you.
Find Premont Hall on campus, its on the north side of campus. The tree is on the NE corner of Premont.
If you do go see this wonderful tree please take some pictures and share them.
The fav tree on campus is the Sorin Oak. Its located on the east end of the Main Building. The Sorin Oak is a typical Live Oak. Spectacular and is one of the reasons that Brother Sorin chose to build the campus there.
One winter there was a snow and a then a bit of ice crust that weighed the tree. I measured how much it bent over. To prevent it from bending over and uprooting I cut a chunk of Live Oak and put it under the elbow. Its only buried about three inches but does have a bit of flare to it. One day I was working on the tree and an employee asked me how I got a tree to grow in that spot. They thought it was a stump. It was really hard not to chuckle about their misconception...but I kept a straight, polite, face and explained what I had done. They were glad that I was thinking ahead. The staff who worked in that building all really liked and appreciated the unique growth.
THere is an amazing live oak growing on campus that is the most atypical tree of any that I've ever seen. It isn't a large tree growing in typical form. The tree was bent first from a sort of south to north orientation then the top was bent back to the south. This has left the structure in a Z shape.
Its easy to find...I'll leave the mapping to you.
Find Premont Hall on campus, its on the north side of campus. The tree is on the NE corner of Premont.
If you do go see this wonderful tree please take some pictures and share them.
The fav tree on campus is the Sorin Oak. Its located on the east end of the Main Building. The Sorin Oak is a typical Live Oak. Spectacular and is one of the reasons that Brother Sorin chose to build the campus there.
One winter there was a snow and a then a bit of ice crust that weighed the tree. I measured how much it bent over. To prevent it from bending over and uprooting I cut a chunk of Live Oak and put it under the elbow. Its only buried about three inches but does have a bit of flare to it. One day I was working on the tree and an employee asked me how I got a tree to grow in that spot. They thought it was a stump. It was really hard not to chuckle about their misconception...but I kept a straight, polite, face and explained what I had done. They were glad that I was thinking ahead. The staff who worked in that building all really liked and appreciated the unique growth.
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Probably good Austin is relatively dry. Looks like if the ground around that trunk was really saturated it would uproot. Amazing tree.
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- San Antonio
@Tom Dunlap my brother went to st eds, thanks for the tree story!
@Fleck I am a beginner in San Antonio I wouldn't say I know any great places but I know some lemme know if you ever head this way, also lemme know if you find great trees by you
@Fleck I am a beginner in San Antonio I wouldn't say I know any great places but I know some lemme know if you ever head this way, also lemme know if you find great trees by you
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- San Antonio
Sorry meant to tag @treemedic06 but the same goes 
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- Retired in Minneapolis
the tree is pretty wind protected. Plus, the soil is about 12-maybe 20" deep around there. Below that is fractured limestone. Guessing by the tree's age and surviving the roots by now have wound their way down into the cracks.
My in laws live in the Ft. Worth area. I always carry my gear when we go visit. Several times a year. There are a couple pretty good places there to climb. They live on an abandoned golf course that was bought by a church and pretty well vacant with plenty of trees. The Live Oaks are fun to run around in and the Cottonwoods are good if you want a tall view.
