AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Central Texas is prone to severe weather in the springtime, so people who live in the Austin area are likely prepared to protect themselves and their homes and pets when storms, strong winds, and tornadoes roll through.

Something that may not be top of mind, though... trees.

After a microburst associated with a supercell thunderstorm moved through Austin last week, a viewer emailed KXAN saying they were concerned about the wellbeing of their trees.

"I was hoping you could do a piece about how to help your trees recover from the storm," the email stated. "Every tree in my yard, both evergreen (my live oak) and deciduous (pecan, pear, crepe myrtle, hackberry) had their leaves absolutely pummeled off. I have no shade left in my yard. I'm really worried about my live oak li

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