Views of Neighborhood – Arbor Day – Tree Planting

~ John W. Howell

Our parks team had a great time planting trees with the community volunteers this weekend for Texas Arbor Day. Six live oak trees were planted in the median of Lakeway Boulevard thanks to the help of nearly 30 residents, led by our city forester, and participation by Davey Tree, Mayor Pro Tem Mastrangelo, and Councilmember O’Brien.

I did capture the event for us to enjoy as well. We are being catered by Chick-fil-A of Bee Cave, who is also feeding the participants. Our entertainment is Plain White T’s

Menu

Chick-fil-A® Chicken Sandwich

Chick-fil-A® Deluxe Sandwich

Spicy Chicken Sandwich
Spicy Deluxe Sandwich
Grilled Chicken Sandwich
Chick-fil-A® Grilled Chicken Club Sandwich
Chick-fil-A® Nuggets
Grilled Nuggets
Chick-fil-A Chick-n-Strips®
Chick-fil-A® Cool Wrap
Southwest Veggie Wrap
Picture of an old time school bus
So let’s get on the bus.
The Davy crew is placing the trees.
A starter hole for demonstration
Sign up to volunteer
Issued vests and shovels. The potted trees are for the volunteers to take home.
Instructions on how the day is going to go.
The professionals from Davy Tree for guidance.
The police for traffic control.
Walking to the work site.
A proclamation read by Mayor Pro Tem Mastrangelo (left), with Councilmember O’Brien standing by, ready to work.
Lakeway forester Richard Leon gives some instructions on what to do with roots.
Hard at work.
The little ones learn valuable lessons.
The root ball is in the ground.
A family participates.
The finished results.
Now relax and have some fast food and enjoy the music.

74 thoughts on “Views of Neighborhood – Arbor Day – Tree Planting”

  5. Excellent community project. Residents coming together reflects the pride in their community. What kind of trees were planted? By the way, a grilled chicken sandwich for me, please.

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        4. 😂😂😂John, if you and I had traveled together in business, we may not have had good sales, but we would have had a helluva lot of laughs. My former sales mgr and vowed not to grow up and we’ve been sticking by that promise for years. Maybe it’ll happen someday, but I doubt it😎

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  11. This is a great event, and it’s good to see so many young people involved.

    It may be sacrilege in the south and Texas, but I’m not a fan of Chick-fil-A®. We tried them a couple of times after they finally moved up here, but we were not impressed. Still, I might grab a few nuggets 😉

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  13. Excellent event!

    A side note. CC got a Chick-fil-A not too long ago during the pandemic but I’ve been once. I like their sandwiches, but not their fries so I don’t go there. I wish they offered potato chips. I am one of those that can’t have a sandwich sans chips or fries.
    😂

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  16. That was quite a turn out! We got two trees planted for Arbor Day in the small park next to where we live. I would have expected more live oaks but I don’t recognize the ones that were planted and may have to call the city to find out what kind.

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  17. I love the fact that children are involved – they will be able to watch the trees grow in years to come and know they had a role in that! Great choice of song, although I don’t know the group.

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  21. Love this, John!

    When I was a kid, our first Monday in August holiday was called “Arbor Day”. The holiday was for planting a tree.
    Now it’s called “Civic Holiday”.
    Bah!
    🌳𝖃 🌳𝖃 🌳𝖃 🌳𝖃

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  26. What a great idea, but should they have planted those trees that close together?? I mean, won’t they be crowded when they get bigger? (Not being critical here — I just don’t know).

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