tree planting competition
Retention basin at the 7600 block of W. Little York. 7th annual Houston Area Urban Forestry Council's Tree Planting Competition. 13 teams of 11 (10 planters and 1 captain) race to plant 100 five gallon trees (1300 total). A judge is assigned to each team to make sure the trees are planted according to HAUFC's standards. Trees are a mix of Sycamore, Shumard Red Oak, Bald Cypress, Live Oaks, Pine and Red Maple.br/ID: Mom Celisa Henderson and 2-year-old Brooke Henderson watch the competion with mixed interest.br/2/01/14 (Craig H. Hartley/For the Chronicle)