Protecting Your Pines: A Guide to Spotting Pine Beetle Damage in Marietta
Early detection is key to saving an infested pine tree. Here's how to inspect your Marietta pines for pitch tubes, boring dust, and other signs of pine beetle damage.
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Georgia's Majestic Pines: A Guide to Identification and Safekeeping
Learn to identify Georgia's native pine species and recognize the warning signs that a pine on your property has become a hazard.
Is Your Marietta Pine Saying its Final Farewell? Signs You Need a Tree Removal Service
Pines don't last forever. Here's how to spot the warning signs of a dead or dying pine tree and when it's time to call a professional tree removal service in Marietta.
Are More Trees Dying in Georgia?
Georgia is losing more trees than any other state in the nation, and drought and beetle infestations are driving much of the death we see in Marietta, Woodstock, Roswell, and East Cobb.
Annual Tree Inspections
A simple walk through the yard can reveal disease, decay, or structural problems in your trees before they become hazards. Here's what to look for.
Hazardous Tree Removal
Learn what makes a tree "hazardous," the seven main types of tree defects to watch for, and why hazardous tree removal deserves a spot on your annual home maintenance list.
Assessing the Risk of Hazardous Trees
Not every tree defect makes a tree hazardous. Learn the seven common tree defects to watch for and the three ways to correct a genuinely hazardous situation.
Who Pays for a Fallen Tree?
Heavy rain and strong wind can bring trees down fast. Here's how homeowner's insurance typically sorts out who pays, depending on whose tree falls and where it lands.
Time to Cut Down a Tree?
The decision to cut down a tree isn't always easy. Here are the key questions to ask before choosing removal over trimming or pruning.
Tree Lightning Damage?
A tree struck by lightning can look perfectly fine for weeks before it starts to decline. Here's how to spot the subtle and obvious signs of lightning damage.