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Group Brings Sustainable Trees to Urban Core
Sep 3, 2010
When the commercial real estate market dried up, many satellite industries also drooped – including Atlanta nurseries that were suddenly stranded with excess inventories of trees and other plants. Unlike a warehouse, office building or indus...
Select Trees Gets Top Business Award
Feb 7, 2010
The Oconee County Chamber of Commerce recently named Select Trees Inc. as the Larry Risse Agri-Business of the Year. The chamber presented the award Jan. 28 at the business association’s annual banquet. Select Trees, founded in 1985, operates as a...
Berry to Begin Replacement of Historic Oaks Lining Road of Remembrance, Memorial Drive
Jan 13, 2010
For nearly a century, visitors to Berry College have enjoyed the beauty and shade of a towering allée (pathway) of oak trees planted in the early 1920s to honor the 11 Berry boys who were killed during World War I. Today, campus officials are taki...
Berry College Plants Select Trees to Replace Trees Planted in 1920 to Honor World War I Casualties
Dec 5, 2009
For nearly a century, visitors to Berry College have enjoyed the shade of oak trees planted in the early 1920s to honor 11 Berry men who were killed during World War I. Today, campus officials are taking steps to ensure this living memorial contin...
Select Sustainable Tree Trust Partners with UGA to "Re-Green" Campus with Large Sustainable Trees
Jul 14, 2009
The Select Sustainable Tree Trust has selected the University of Georgia to receive a $1 million tree donation to “re-green” and impact the university campus with large scale, sustainable shade trees. Established by Select Trees, the leading growe...