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Two diseased and dying live oak trees located at League Park are scheduled to be removed the week of March 22 to ensure the safety of visitors to the park.  The two trees, located near the caboose, playground, and the back parking lot of the park, are suffering from severe damage cause by woodboring beetles and Hypoxylon canker, a type of fungi. City Arborist Heather McKnight has been keeping an eye on the trees for the past several years, but both are now so severely damaged that their large branches are at risk of  breaking off, which based on their proximity to the playground and parking lot at League Park, could cause injury to a park patron or damage to a vehicle.

League City has hired professional artist James Phillips to use the trunks of the two trees to create wood sculptures as part of League City’s art initiative. Phillips has created wood sculptures throughout the Houston and Galveston area, including trees in Galveston that were destroyed during Hurricane Ike. You can learn more about him and his sculptures at https://inshoresculpture.com/.  

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Both trees, were planted in the early 1900’s as part of J.C. League and Milby’s Butler’s efforts to beautify League City by bringing into two railcars of live oaks there were planted at League Park, along Main Street, and the streets surrounding the League City Historic District.