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After winter storms kill palm trees, rushing to remove them could ruin Austin bat habitats Mike Marut Replay Video UP NEXT "We could say, roughly, there may be 14,000 or 15,000 palm trees in the greater Austin area, and again, Im a little bit more optimistic that maybe not up to 90% did not die," Lisa Killander, an arborist and project manager with Austin Public Works said. "Im thinking now its going to be less than that." The freeze also killed thousands of bats in Austin. Aus...

KUT The city estimates that as many as 90% of the area’s palm trees did not survive Februarys storm. Arborists with the Austin Public Works Forestry Team are out looking for dead trees in public rights of way and later this month will begin removing those considered dangerous. One type of tree that probably fared the worst from Februarys record-long freeze: palms. The Forestry Program estimates that as many as 90% of the area’s palm trees did not survive. “The longer palms are left ...

Austin set to cut down palm trees after 90% die in winter freezes Austin to cut down palm trees after 90% die in winter freezes The city of Austin is urging homeowners to get their own palm trees inspected, as a dead tree can be dangerous during hurricane season. AUSTIN, Texas - The scenic view of palm trees along the roadways in Austin might soon be no more. "We’ll see just how resilient is Mother Nature by just how much will survive. I think it’s prudent to play the waiting game for a lit...

Potentially thousands of Austins palm trees set to come down Gabriela Vidal Replay Video It doesnt take long to still find remnants of February’s winter storm in Austin. “We are seeing trees that are greatly delayed in leafing out, or not leafing out at all. We’re seeing palm trees that are still looking like there’s no life,” said Lisa Killander, Forestry Program Manager for the City of Austin Public Works Department. Now many palm trees in the city could soon be comi...