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Excited for 1-18-20!

Image January 7, 2020 Jim Abbot 1 Comment

More Trees!

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Going the Full Lorax

Going the Full Lorax

Image June 19, 2017 Jim Abbot 1 Comment

Thanks to Tree Watch member Ken Taber for the design!

Recent Posts

Excited for 1-18-20! January 7, 2020
Trees to be Inspected September 29, 2019
Fear of Trees June 13, 2019
Gratitude June 12, 2019
Now That’s What I’m Talking About June 11, 2019
Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers May 16, 2019
Award for Inman Park May 11, 2019
Freedom Park Forest Restoration May 11, 2019
Bioswales on Highland Avenue! March 24, 2019
Great Day in Springvale Park! March 16, 2019

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Ask the Arborist
City of Atlanta Arborist Division (Trees on Private Property)
City of Atlanta Arborists for Parks and Right-of-Way (Trees on Public Property)
Inman Park Festival & Tour of Homes
Inman Park Neighborhood Association
Trees Atlanta

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One of the challenges we tree planters face in adhering to the #righttreerightplace model is that dirt is not transparent. It’s not even translucent! What that means is that when I select a site for a tree, I have no idea what is below ground. Is there a gas line? A huge stone? A big root? Nor can I be sure whether the soil is a good match for the tree species. Is it acidic or alkaline? Wet or dry? Silty, loamy, sandy, clay-y? Few realize this, but in Europe, for hundreds of years, ducks have been trained to identify good planting locations for trees. A recent study established that ducks are capable of this feat due to a phenomenal tactile capability. Sensitive nerve endings called Herbst corpuscles are located in a series of pits running along the tip of the bill. A properly trained duck can “feel” the right spot for the tree. Inman Park Tree Watch recently purchased two ducks to assist us in our work. Their names are Natasha and Emily. As you can see, they helped me select a perfect spot for a weeping baldcypress (Taxodium distichum ‘Falling Waters’). . . . Oh wait. Is it really April 3rd already? Never mind.

This is so fantastic. @dabearded1

Thinking of all the beauty in the world. Or, actually, in my front yard and just down the street. . . . #spring #springtime

4:00 AM, first tree falls. 5:00 AM, second tree falls. 3:30 PM, power is restored. 5:00 PM, allergy headache begins. 8:15 PM, I still love trees.

Fairy umbrellas (my proposed NEW common name for Podophyllum peltatum, the spring ephemeral formerly known as ‘mayapple,’ which these days I suppose we should be calling ‘marchapple,’ but come on, you folks gotta admit ‘fairy umbrellas’ is so much better) have returned! . . . #spring #springishere #ephemeral #mayapple

#socialdistancing #treeplanting! Everyone plants solo, a minimum of six feet apart. Use our own gloves. Great to get out of house and see friends!

Upcoming Events

IPNA Monthly Meeting April 15, 2020 at 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm The Trolley Barn, Edgewood Ave

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