Care For Your Community’s Trees
…GFC Website Community Forestry Friend Program Application The Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) is rewarding communities and campuses implementing exemplary urban forestry programs with a Community Forestry Friend social media badge….
GFC Leaf Watch Report: October 1, 2020
…sourwoods have started to turn red and burgundy, and dogwoods are showing muted reds. At higher elevations, a number of maples are already turning deep red. Along roadsides, the reds…
GFC Leaf Watch: October 30, 2020
…leaves Birch – slowly fading to brown and yellow Yellow-poplar – shifting to bright yellow Redbud – fading to yellow Sourwood – vivid and deep reds Sumac – bright red…
Water Quality & BMPs
…are commonly used to help control competing vegetation in pine plantations. Pine plantations may occur in areas that could be considered waters of the state, especially in the Coastal Plain…
GFC U&CF Technical Assistance Program
…considered disadvantaged on CEJST, you may not need to provide a match, although a time commitment as described above will still be required for successful completion of the project. Non-disadvantaged…
Laurel Wilt Disease Associated with Redbay Ambrosia Beetle
…Texas 2015, Kentucky and Tennessee in 2019). Other native forest species susceptible to the disease include redbay (Persea borbonia), swampbay (Persea palustris – often considered synonymous with redbay), sassafras (Sassafras…
Forest Biomass
…referred to as logging residues. They are left in piles at the log loading decks or they are scattered out across a timber harvest area, at additional cost. Piles are…
GFC Leaf Watch: November 5, 2020 (final leaf watch post)
…leaves with vivid colors. Currently, overlooks and ridges are predominately composed of dull greens, maroons, and browns with very little yellow or red. Many of the trees are leafless, while…
Forest Health
…beetle/Laurel Wilt disease. Common concerns include: Diseases (and Helpful Resources) Details about tree diseases common to Georgia: Heterobasidion Root Disease (formerly Annosum Root Disease) – Many Georgia landowners with property…
Ask The Arborist
…their growing conditions. Mulch helps maintain soil temperature and moisture, reduce water loss from soil, reduce weed competition, improve soil structure, and give landscapes a clean appearance. Often overlooked, spreading…
