Brazos Bend State Park Volunteer Organization

TREES OF BRAZOS BEND STATE PARK

HOW TO KILL YOUR TREE
“LET ME COUNT THE WAYS”
  1. Plant too deep
  2. Plant too shallow
  3. Plant in soil that is too dry or wet
  4. Damage roots during construction
  5. Change the landscape drastically near tree
  6. Hit it with a lawn mower time and time again
  7. Build a patio around it
  8. Inflict a wound (with knife, axe etc.)
  9. Over fertilize
  10. Prune improperly
  11. Thin out the area greatly
  12. Give it sudden exposure to the sun
  13. Let low heavy branches grow: they’ll break in a storm
  14. Plant too close to your house
  15. And the list goes on and on-----

Updated: Mon, Sep 3, 2007

The purpose of the Volunteer organization is to assist and educate the visitors of Brazos Bend State Park through
information and interpretive programs and to assist in the care and conservation of the Park.

Brazos Bend State Park
21901 FM 762
Needville, TX 77461
(979) 553-5101