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NEWS FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE DOMINION

VOLUME VI ISSUE X

October 2014

PRUNING GUIDELINES FOR PREVENTION OF OAK WILT IN TEXAS

Now is the time to Prune your Oaks Trees Oak wilt, caused by the fungus Ceratocystis fagacearum, is the most destructive disease affecting live oaks and red oaks in Central Texas. Most of the tree mortality results from treeto-tree spread of the pathogen through interconnected or grafted root systems, once an oak wilt center becomes established. New infection centers begin when beetles carry oak wilt fungal spores from infected red oaks to fresh, open wounds on healthy oaks. Wounds include any damage caused by wind, hail, vehicles, construction, squirrels, birds or pruning. Research has shown that both oak wilt fungal mats on infected red oaks and insects that carry oak wilt spores are most prevalent in the spring. Below is a brief description of how you can reduce the risk of fungal spread when pruning. • Always paint fresh wounds on oaks, including pruning cuts and stumps, with wound dressing or latex paint immediately after pruning or live tree removal at all times of the year. • Clean all pruning tools with 10% bleach solution or Lysol™ between sites and/or trees. Copyright © 2014 Peel, Inc.

• If possible avoid pruning or wounding of oaks during the spring (currently defined as February1 through June 30). Reasons to prune in the spring include: • To accommodate public safety concerns such as hazardous limbs, traffic visibility or emergency utility line clearance. • To repair damaged limbs (from storms or other anomalies) • To re move l i mbs rubbing on a building or rubbing on other branches, and to raise low limbs over a street. • On sites where construction schedules take precedence, pruning any live tissue should only be done to accommodate required clearance. • Dead branch removal where live tissue is not exposed. Pruning for other reasons (general tree health, non-safety related clearance or thinning, etc.) should be conducted before February 1 or after June 30. (Continued on Page 2)

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Debris from diseased red oaks should be immediately chipped, burned or buried. Regardless of the reasons or time of year, proper pruning techniques should be used. These techniques include making proper pruning cuts and avoiding injurious practices such as topping or excessive crown thinning. If you are uncertain about any of this information, you should consult with a Texas Oak Wilt Certified arborist, ISA Certified Arborist, or an oak wilt specialist from a city, county or state government agency such as the Texas Forest Service or Texas AgriLife Extension Service. References (available at http://www.TexasOakWilt.org): Appel, D.N., and R.F. Billings (eds.). 1995. Oak wilt perspectives: Proceedings of the Nation Oak Wilt Symposium, June 22-25, 1992. Austin, TX. Information Development, Houston, TX. 217 p. Billings, R.F., and D.N. Appel (eds.). 2009. Proceedings of the National Oak Wilt Symposium. June 4-7, 2007, Austin, TX. Texas Forest Service Publication166. 267p. Prepared January 12th, 2011 in cooperation between Texas Forest Service, Texas AgriLife Extension Service and International Society of Arboriculture Texas Chapter.

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NatureWatch

by Jim and Lynne Weber

FIELDS OF GOLD

Cooler temperatures and shorter days mark the onset of autumn, and the golden colors of the season begin to surround us. Among the amber and scarlet hues making an appearance in the landscape, one cannot help but notice two of our most common fall-blooming native plants: Goldeneye (Viguiera dentata) and Prairie Goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis). Goldeneye A member of the sunflower (Photo by Joseph A. Marcus) family, Goldeneye is a bushy, drought-tolerant, multibranched plant that tends to grow in colonies, providing rich swaths of golden color along our roadsides and in open areas. It has narrow leaves and numerous 1.5 inch daisy-like flowers at the tips of long, slender stalks. Growing to 3 feet tall in full sun or up to 6 feet tall in partial shade, this plant is native not only to Texas but to Arizona and New Mexico as well. It prefers relatively dry, partially shaded areas such as woodland edges and open prairies, and in Mexico is also known by the common name Chimalacate. 

 The mid to late fall blooms of Goldeneye not only provide seasonal color, but provide for native wildlife as well. Goldeneye is the larval food plant for both the Bordered Patch and Cassius Blue butterflies, and if spent flower stalks are left to stand through most of the winter, they will provide good seed forage for Lesser Goldfinches and other birds. Infusions of this plant are still used today as an antibacterial treatment for baby rash. 
 Prairie Goldenrod, also called Gray Goldenrod, is a slenderstemmed plant 1.5 to 2 feet tall, that blooms from June through October. A member of the aster family, it has thin, coarsely-toothed leaves and yellow flowers that are borne on the upper side of hairy stalks, arching out and downward to create a vase-shaped flower cluster. Individual plants bloom at various times, extending the flowering

season, but they are most noticeable in fall, especially when paired with purple Gayfeather and red Prairie Goldenrod Autumn Sage. An (Photo by R. W. Smith) excellent addition to a wildflower meadow or a sunny garden, Prairie Goldenrod is naturally found in dry, open woods and upland prairies, and does well in full sun to part shade. A carefree plant, it can become invasive if left alone, but is also easily controlled. 

 Of special value to bees and butterflies for its pollen and nectar, and to several species of finches for its seeds, Prairie Goldenrod was also used by Native Americans to treat jaundice and kidney disorders, and as a wash for burns and skin ulcers. The Navajo burned the leaves as incense, and used the seeds for food.

 As you wander along roadways and pathways this fall, admire these fields of gold that delight not only our senses, but provide a bountiful harvest for our wild neighbors as well!

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HACKBERRY PSYLLIDS

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Late summer into fall, people may notice tiny insects that are mottled grayish-brown collecting near windows, especially if hackberry trees are nearby. Hackberry psyllids (pronounced sill-ids) look like tiny cicadas and are actually closely related to them. Adults are about 1/8 an inch long. Another name for hackberry psyllids is hackberry nipple gall maker. Adults lay their eggs on hackberry leaves in the spring. When eggs hatch, the psyllid feeds on the leaf and the leaf responds by developing a small pocket around the insect. The pocket is called a gall. Hackberry trees do not show long term damage from the galls or feeding of the psyllids, but the galls can make the tree unsightly. These insects are not harmful to humans or companion animals. In the fall, the insects are searching for overwintering sites. They normally overwinter under the bark of trees, but sometimes they will utilize whatever crack or crevice they can find. This, along with the psyllids being attract to lights at night, can lead them near doors and windows and sometimes they end up inside the home. To manage fall invasion of hackberry psyllids: • Use fine mesh (18) screening • Reduce outdoor lighting or use bulbs that are less attractive to insects • Use sealant to seal cracks and crevices • Insects that find their way indoors can be vacuumed up For more information or help with identification, contact Wizzie Brown, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Program Specialist at 512.854.9600. The information given herein is for educational purposes only. Reference to commercial products or trade names is made with the understanding that no discrimination is intended and no endorsement by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service or the Texas A&M AgriLife Research is implied. Extension programs serve people of all ages regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status.

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TENNIS TIPS

By USPTA/PTR Master Professional Fernando Velasco

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The Modern Game: The Swinging Forehand Approach Shot or Volley In this issue, I will offer instructions on how to execute “The Swinging Forehand Approach Shot or Volley.” This shot is used when an opponent hits a soft shot that is floating high on the service line area. The player will take advantage and will hit the ball on the fly with a huge swing, thus hitting with top spin high over the net and hit with power. This shot can be used as a “winner” or as an “approach shot.” In the illustrations, Ryker Heller, one of the top players of the Grey Rock Tennis Academy, shows the proper technique to execute this stroke. Ryker is coached by the Director of the Tennis Academy, Darin Pleasant. Step 1: The Back Swing: When Ryker sees the opportunity, he makes a quick turn of his upper body and takes the racket high and back. The head of the racket is now at shoulder height, his shoulders are turned, the right hand gripping the racket and arm in front. His weight is on the front foot as his momentum carries his forward to attack the ball. His right wrist is “laid back” to allow

maximum point of contact. Step 2: The Point of Contact: Ryker started the swing high and “looped” it to allow the head of the racket to drop down. He will be brushing around the outside of the ball as he makes contact with it. His left shoulder is almost opening and his weight has is moving through the shot. Step 3: The Follow Through: In order to get maximum control and power, Ryker is keeping his right arm extended through the shot. He has “snapped” his right wrist and has the head of the racket facing down. His weight is going forward. Step 4: The Finish: Ryker’s upper body acceleration forced the head of the racket to “wrap around” his left shoulder, thus creating the most power and topspin on the ball. His legs are already in position to move forward the net for a volley. His right foot should naturally move forward due to his momentum and racket speed. From his looks, he apparently hit a very deep volley for a winner.

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LANDSCAPE DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS

Turf is high maintenance from mowing, to water use, to chemical applications for fungus, weeds, or insects that damage your grass. A very good way to decrease these expenditures, water use and the application of toxic chemicals is to decrease the surface area of turf on our property by investing in your most irreplaceable plants – your trees, increasing landscape beds and use of rockscape. Trees have much lower water use requirements overall as a result of their expansive root systems. A week without water will yellow or brown out your grass, while mature, native trees go a month or more without water before leaves wilt or leaves drop. While grass/turf can be re-sodded quickly, decades-old trees cannot. I recommend creating a landscape bed for native tree mots (term for a group of trees), or increasing the size of your existing beds. Proper bed design considerations include: coverage of critical root protection zone (minimum of 6” per diameter inch of tree trunk at outside edges of mot), gradual curvature for ease of mowing, and when possible use them as a drainage destination for rain water. Beds should be mulched to a depth of approximately 2-3” annually, with the previous year’s mulched recycled into your turf areas to add decomposing organic material as a soil and plant health promoter. Unfortunately I often see landscape designs and grading developed in such a way for rainwater to quickly be moved off a property to a road way or greenbelt drain area. A better design purpose would be to insure that drainage only occurs after your entire property reaches what is called

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field saturation or the gaps in your soil profile are filled with water. Often times our clay soils harden from drought and a quick heavy rain will run right off your property before there is much absorption into the soil. If done properly, rockscaping can greatly alter this occurrence. Rock can slow water down, redirect it and retain it. Any new landscaping plan, or re-landscaping design, should have as a primary goal to decrease the amount of runoff as well as decrease the amount of rain necessary to bring your soil to field capacity. This does not mean your property becomes a site for numerous, miniature ponds – rather, an effective overflow design would also exist to effectively move off the water when absorption is no longer occurring. Once again, my recommendation presupposes the use of a contractor who has extensive credentials, creativity, and experience. A company with this capability would have an up-to-date AutoCAD landscape program. The company takes numerous measurements before the landscape architectural plan is designed as well as during and after it is completed to insure accurate installation. Transparency during this process is a good sign the contractor is capable and confident in her/ his ability to achieve your goals. Next month I plan on covering the Fall season tree color changes to include which native ones do this well plus some adapted/naturalized trees that create a beautiful color range, too. Any questions or comments on this article or previous articles have generated, may be directed to me at: [email protected]

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Section for Kids with news, puzzles, games and more! 6. Follow all of the operator's instructions carefully. 7. Stay on the line until the operator says it's OK to hang up. After calling for help, your first thought might be to rush over to the person who's injured. But stop and look before you do. Make sure the scene is safe. If it's not, wait in a safe spot until a grown-up or an emergency team arrives. If the scene is safe, and as soon as Liz is sure someone is calling 911 — or she has called it herself — she could return to her brother and wait until help arrives. (She shouldn't move her brother at all because he could have a neck or other bone injury. Moving someone who has that sort of injury can make it much worse.) She can help him feel calm by being calm herself.

"Mom!" you yell down the stairs. "Where's my math book? I can't find it and the bus is coming! Please help me ... it's an emergency!" It is kind of an emergency with the bus coming and all, but what about a medical emergency? That kind of emergency is usually more serious. If you don't have your math book or miss the bus, that would be bad. But a medical emergency means someone needs care from a doctor right away. Let's find out the right thing to do. IN CASE OF EMERGENCY The best way to handle an emergency is to be QUICK THINKING:WHAT WOULD YOU DO? prepared for one. Knowing what to do ahead of time Liz and her little brother Jamie are out for a walk. can help you stay in control so that you can help. Here Jamie decides to race ahead down a very steep hill. He's running pretty fast when he suddenly trips. Over and are some suggestions on how to be ready to help in an over he falls, rolling down the hill at high speed until emergency: • When you're outdoors, make sure you're in an area he's sprawled out on the sidewalk at the bottom. where you can call out for help even if you don't have Liz rushes to her brother's side, hoping that he's OK. a phone with you. Then she sees some blood on the pavement. And Jamie • Know how to dial 911 or your local emergency isn't moving at all. What should she do? First things first: Liz should look around for a grown-up and call number (in most areas in the United States, it's 911). • If you have one, carry a cell phone or know how him or her to help right away. If no one is close by, to use your parent's cell phone. she should make a phone call either on a cell phone or • Learn first aid. Look for basic first-aid classes with from the closest phone. your local Red Cross, the YMCA or YWCA, the Boy or Calling for help is the most important thing a kid Girl Scouts, 4-H clubs, your local hospital, and other can do in an emergency. organizations. Or ask your school nurse to have a firstIf you're going to be the one making the emergency aid class just for students in your school. phone call, here's what to do: It's scary to think about someone getting hurt. But 1. Take a deep breath to calm down a little. the truth is that accidents can and do happen. They 2. Call 911. happen when people are being careless and careful. 3. Tell the operator there's an emergency. Sometimes, kids are the ones who get hurt. Sometimes, 4. Say your name and where you are (the exact grown-ups get hurt. Either way, it's good to know what address if you know it). to do if someone needs emergency medical help. Even 5. Explain what happened and how many people though you're a kid, you can make a big difference by are hurt. (The operator will need all the information doing the right thing. you can provide, so give as many details as you can.) Reviewed by: Kate M. Cronan, MD
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The Lodge at Leon Springs is pleased to announce the addition of several newly-constructed one bedroom cottages, broadening independent living choices available for seniors in our community. Our spacious one and two bedroom cottages (800 & 1,500 sq ft, respectively) are each equipped with large screened patios, a fully functional kitchen as well as a laundry room with washer and dryer. Cottage residents enjoy dining options that include the delivery of three hot meals to their home(s) or joining friends and fellow residents in our assisted living home. For the comfort and convenience of our residents, The Lodge provides housekeeping, as well as facility and grounds maintenance. Activities are offered and designed to enhance quality of life and encourage new friendships.

Sit and enjoy the beauty of nature at its best and the serenity of the historic Leon Springs. While some communities require a substantial, longterm, financial commitment, The Lodge at Leon Springs takes a different approach. While we prioritize the physical and emotional well-being of seniors, we respect their financial concerns, as well. To schedule a tour of our new one bedroom cottages and our unique community, contact Steve Kitchen at 210410-3864 or [email protected]

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THE Gardens

THE Gardens

San Antonio—Offered at $499,900

San Antonio—Offered at $499,900

Low Maintenance, Quality and Pristine! This Chicago brick home has a private courtyard w/tiled floors & custom awnings- architectural details throughout2 bedrooms down w/covered patio. Rich granite counters in updated kitchen w/gas cooking and built in refrigerator, double ovens, microwave, large utility, oversized garage w/shop, open gameroom, wrought iron accents & plantation shutters! A Must See! MLS 1049624

Chicago style & charm describes this Former builder's home. Perfectly situated on a corner lot with views & access to the golf course. Quality features throughout, carved wood entry door, rich hardwood floors, abundance of windows, granite, stainless steel appliances & custom cabinetry. Master bedroom down, 2 bedrooms & gameroom upstairs. Private backyard and golf cart garage. Enjoy golf course views from your private balcony. Low maintenance perfect "lock & leave" property. MLS 1018062

The legends

THE renaissance

San Antonio—Offered at $1,650,000

San Antonio—Offered at $1,790,000

Timeless touches of an authentic French country home lies in its simple lines, carved stone facade, charming windows, wood & slate floor, tiled roof, multiple stone fireplaces, wine room & handcrafted cabinetry. Kitchen is equipped with the best of appliances, full wet bar w/ice maker, massive garage, outdoor covered living space with fireplace & kitchen, pool & spa . MLS 1041726

EXCEPTIONAL PROPERTY! Timeless architecture & natural stone make up over 6500 sqft (under roof). Home features 4 bedrooms (2 down & 2 up) all with private baths, 3 living areas with stone fireplaces and gourmet kitchen. Master suite with luxury bath has coffee bar & exercise/hobby room. Home design provides clear views of the most amazing water features, pool/spa & private outdoor living space. SMART home total automation . MLS 1075397

Lots Available For Sale 39 Westcourt Lane - MLS #895897 - $129,000 I 19 Highgate Dr. $289,000 I 38 Royal Heights - MLS #946142 - $375,000 I 4 Chaumont - MLS #1011506 - $250,000

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