Trees and the Atlanta Storms

An interesting chart regarding the April windstorms has been posted at the OnebarkBlog.

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MikeB said…
Jesse,

I was wondering if you had noticed an increase in problems and death of mature white oaks. We seem to be getting a lot of requests for white oak removals and judging from photos and site visits it's a real situation.

MikeB
1:46 AM
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