Pine Tree Inspection For Kingswood


Dear Kingswood neighbors:

Yesterday, April 6, Connie Head, Athens-Clarke County Community Forester, inspected our pine trees (we’re at 170 Canterbury Drive), and contrary to the guy who told my wife that we had Pine Bark Beetle, our trees are very healthy. Afterwards Connie sent me a Tree Removal Advisory and asked me to post it for the subdivision.
 
Neighborhood Tree Removal Advisory

(Athens, GA) – The Unified Government has become aware of several timber-harvesting contractors or "tree surgeons" who are approaching residents in Athens-Clarke County neighborhoods offering to remove trees, primarily pine trees, for little or no cost. These contractors have made statements about tree health such as pine bark beetle activity, root decay, and failure potential that appear to be unfounded based on the ACC Community Forester’s visits to several of the properties.

While these contractors may have expertise in tree removal, they apparently do not have training in tree health assessment or hazard tree evaluation and are neither Registered Foresters nor International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborists.

Athens-Clarke County residents can schedule an appointment with ACC Community Forester Connie Head at 706-613-3561 or forester@co.clarke.ga.us before agreeing to have trees removed because of a perceived problem. This free tree health assessment is offered through the Community Tree Program.

Citizens should contact qualified and experienced tree services for bids on any tree work, including pruning and removal. The ACC Community Forester recommends utilizing tree services with an ISA Certified Arborist on staff who can accurately answer tree care questions and supervise the work to be done. Tree services with Certified Arborists can be found in the phone book or online at www.isa-arbor.org.

 
Michael B. Jenkins, Ph.D.
Microbiologist
USDA-ARS
J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resource Conservation Center
1420 Experiment Station Road
Watkinsville, GA 30677
Phone: 706-769-5631 ext228
FAX: 706-769-8962
Cell phone: 706-247-1531