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Landmark Coming Down
Feb 4, 2011
One of the oak trees that has stood sentinel at the Oconee County Courthouse for probably 50 years is coming down this weekend. The oak tree closest to Court Street will be cut down this weekend, said Marvin Poe, Oconee County operations director....
Emory University: New Trees Truck-Spaded on Campus
Feb 15, 2010
Last month Emory received 10 oak trees through a donation by the Select Sustainable Tree Trust. The trees, larger than most planted on campus, average in height between 24 to 28 feet. They were planted via a ‘truck spade’ (shown in photo, at righ...
Select Trees Recognized as the Oconee County Agri-Business of the Year
Feb 3, 2010
Select Trees, Inc., the southeast’s leading grower of sustainable shade trees, was named the Larry Risse Agri-Business of the Year by the Oconee County Chamber of Commerce at their annual meeting held Thursday, January 28, 2010 at the Oconee Count...
A Thousand Leaves
Oct 7, 2009
The University of Georgia is known for its tree canopy, but those trees took a beating from years of drought. Then hundreds were destroyed by an unusually heavy, wet snowfall last winter – but help is on the way. Select Sustainable Tree Trus...
UGA to receive $1 million in new greenery
Sep 3, 2009
A shady, million-dollar deal is about to go down on campus. Beginning next week, Select Trees Group, a company based out of Oconee and Oglethorpe counties, is donating sustainable shade trees to the University. About $100,000 worth of trees will b...