Tree Plantings Highlight Georgia’s Arbor Day in February
…quarterly program, where special honors are planned for members of the Tree City and Tree Campus USA programs. “It’s encouraging to see so many communities recognizing the value of trees…
Caring for your Trees: Proper Watering
Now that spring is here and trees are budding out, it is important to remember to water newly planted trees throughout the growing season. During the establishment phase (2-3 years),…
Spring Tree Care
By Seth Hawkins, GFC Urban Forest Specialist Springtime is here and with longer days and warmer temperatures at hand, trees are waking up for the growing season. Trees’ water needs…
“The Best Time to Plant a Tree was Yesterday.”
…to begin planning for planting trees even before the trees that had fallen were cleaned up. I have worked alongside the Georgia Forestry Commission for 20 years and they have…
Would wood work? Builders eye mass timber for construction, conservation
…for those services, and the products that come out of them, so we can properly compensate the landowner.” Growers are already under the gun. An over-abundance of trees from the…
Landowner Resources
…#Arborist to care for our trees. Video Ask the Arborist: Tree Identification 101 Shows us how to identify common trees in our backyard. Video Athens Community Tree Council External Website…
Tree Seedlings
…Single family seedlots mean the seeds all come from the same mother tree. As a result, all the seedlings from a single-family seedlot are closely related. In a mixed seedlot,…
Reforestation
…Find out more about tree seedling sales. The ideal time to plant trees seedlings in Georgia is from December through March 1. Planting trees is one of the easiest and…
Community Wildfire Protection Plan
…homeowners associations environmental organizations A completed CWPP is circulated to the community and posted on their public website so citizens can understand their local risk and prepare accordingly. CWPP plans…
State Managed Forests
…harvested and reforested before heavy mortality begins in the old trees. Other practices, such as prescribed burning and herbicide treatments, are applied when specific improvements in the composition of the…
