Hypoxolon Canker in Urban Trees

Found in the outer bark areas of living and healthy trees, Hypoxylon are normally of little consequence. However, the fungi can severely injure or kill trees that have been weakened by factors such as drought, root disease, mechanical injury, logging or construction activities. T

Girdling Roots in Trees

Healthy roots are the foundation for a long, beautiful relationship with your trees. A girdling root problem starts very early in a tree’s development and can cut short a plant’s life.

Timber Sales

Large tracts of land are maintained and preserved by the State. GFC manages several land properties owned by the State of Georgia. All of them operate under a multiple-use Forest…

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) in Georgia

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…U.S. Once HWA has been introduced to an area, it feeds on the trees’ fluids, leading to their rapid decline. Here in Georgia, hemlocks can go from healthy, to a…

Pine Bark Beetles in Georgia

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Southern Pine BeetlePine bark beetles are insects that normally attack stressed and dying pine trees, and usually do not infest trees that are otherwise healthy and vigorous. They are attracted…

Sirex Woodwasp in Georgia

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…world, it has been observed that weakened, stressed stands (such as overstocked plantations) have been more vulnerable to Sirex noctilio than thinned, vigorous, healthy stands. Furthermore, a biological control agent…

GFC and COVID-19 – 5/27/20 Update

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…Again, we appreciate your patience. As spring gives way to summer, we look forward to working with you to keep our forests – and our families – healthy and safe….