A $300,000-plus relocation of a 250-year-old heritage tree on Buda’s new municipal building site has so far been successful, according to city officials.

Jon Hillis, a representative with Environmental Design, the company contracted to move the 53-inch-wide heritage tree,  said the tree is “stable and has good new growth on all the branches.”

Hillis, who has been in the tree relocating industry for 20 years, said the appearance of the tree has changed over the last few months d...