Tree delivery and planting in Somerville

The ground in Burleson County: Almost half of Burleson County has upland soils of grayish-brown sandy loam over clayey subsoils. The Brazos bottoms along Burleson County's eastern border have reddish, loamy to clayey alluvial soils, and the San Antonio Prairie strip has dark blackland soils with stiff clay subsoils. (source)

Trees that already grow around Somerville: Most of Burleson County lies in the Post Oak Savannah; alongside the predominant post oaks, its hardwood forests include blackjack oak, hickory, elm and hackberry. (source)

The weather in Burleson County to plan planting around: Burleson County averages thirty-seven inches of rain a year and a 268-day growing season; July highs average 95°F and January lows 39°F. (source)

About Somerville: Somerville is named for Albert Somerville, first president of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway. The town grew around a railroad yard, repair shops, and a roundhouse built in the 1880s. The Army Corps of Engineers built Somerville Dam on Yegua Creek between 1962 and 1966, creating Lake Somerville. Lake Somerville State Park and Trailway opened in 1970. In the early 1900s Somerville had a depot restaurant known as the Harvey House, along with a bank, pharmacy, icehouse, and candy store. Chicago investors built the Texas Tie and Lumber Preserving Company in Somerville in the mid-1890s, and for decades it was the county's only large industrial plant. Somerville formally incorporated as a city in 1913, at the same time adopting the city commission form of government. (source)