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Whenever powerful storms blow through north Georgia, tree removal services and insurance companies often have plenty of work to do. When a tree branch fails or a tree becomes uprooted, clients often call the Extension office wanting to know why it happened and what went wrong. Examining storm-damaged trees can provide many insights into why…
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Question: Should I be worried about fungi growing out of the side of my old oak tree? Drought stress, construction injury, soil compaction and girdling roots will injure tree roots and provide an entry point for wood decay fungi. Storm damage, improper pruning, and wounding of trunks and branches also lead to wood decay fungi entry…
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This Saturday, July 27, is the annual celebration of the Tomato Festival at the Downtown Cartersville Farmer’s Market. Activities will begin around 10am and will include a tomato contest for local farmers. The festival has become a favorite event among locals that love to sample different tomato varieties. There are literally thousands of tomato varieties…
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Maintaining trees is a lot like getting a routine dental cleaning—good, bad, or otherwise. If you don’t maintain your teeth or have them checked periodically by a dentist, then you run the risk of your teeth having major problems in the long term. Trees share many similarities to teeth. Older trees, especially, should be checked…
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Question: There’s an old oak tree in my back yard with sap oozing out. During the summer, the sap was covered with bees and other insects. What’s causing this to happen and is this harmful to my tree? Bacterial wetwood or “slime flux” is a condition in trees that is characterized by the bleeding of…
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Gardening expert Paul Pugliese focuses on something usually associated with love or a Christmas tradition. However, it has no love connection whatsoever for trees.
