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Local conservationist outlines post‑oak restoration plan for Flower Mound, urges organized acorn collection
Summary
Environmental commission member Alton Bowman presented to the Flower Mound Historical Commission on post‑oak forest decline and restoration, describing seed‑collection methods, threats from pests and mistletoe, and how tree mitigation funds could support replanting.
Alton Bowman told the Flower Mound Historical Commission that the town’s post‑oak habitat is a remnant of a much larger Cross Timbers forest and urged an organized restoration effort built around local acorn collection and planting.
Bowman described the ecological value of post oaks — each mature tree can produce thousands of acorns and can host hundreds of insect species that in turn feed songbirds. “If we lose 20% of our trees, we also lose 20% of our insects,…
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