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How to Keep Your Trees Safe

Tree Care How to Keep Your Trees Safe   The most common way to unintentionally kill a tree in urban environments is to harm the roots of the tree. Though a tree’s roots are not visible, they are surprisingly shallow and can be easily disturbed. The roots...

How to Hire a Tree Company

Tree Care How to Hire a Tree Company The state of Georgia and City of Atlanta do not have licensing requirements for tree care companies or individual arborists. The Georgia Arborist Association, however, maintains a list of local arborists certified by the...

How to Prune a Tree

Tree Care How to Prune a Tree   All pruning should be done with a goal inmind. Generally, trees respond best to pruning when they are young. Pruning stresses older trees. The Atlanta tree ordinance prohibits removing more than 20% of a tree’s foliage (or...