Enormous Willow Oak Tree Donated to City of Decatur
Decatur Metro | February 19, 2014
Chadwick writes in…
I am pleased to announce that Mayor Baskett has agreed to accept on behalf of the City of Decatur a 9.5” Caliper Hightower Willow Oak donated by Heirloom Tree and Garden, a participant and sponsor of the Decatur Arbor Day Festival. This will probably be the largest tree ever planted within the city, and is a fitting way to commemorate the Arbor Day declaration by the City Commission, the 1st Annual Decatur Arbor Day Festival, and the mayors personal commitment to preserving the city’s tree canopy. The tree will be delivered to the grass lot next to The Marlay tomorrow as it awaits it’s permanent home – possibly in the Decatur Cemetery. Michael and his team at Heirloom are highly talented in large tree rescue and planting: here they are shown moving a large caliper Red Oak. The combination of being masters in plant science and having the largest equipment in the industry allows them to do things with trees that most think is impossible.
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Now, if they can only replace the 150 year old Eisenhower pine at Augusta National…
Funny you say that, as they are associated with the Athens based firm that does work for Augusta National .
I’m assuming 9.5 inches is the diameter.
Yep. Tree sizes are typically described as diameter at breast height (DBH).
damnitalltohell—all this time i’ve been using breast width.
Do you have the contact information for them, I would like to try to get a large tree planted in my yard. The city made us clear cut for a lovely detention pond killing almost 15 trees just for the pond! yes this is what they call a good idea. We were able to save a huge section of trees in the rear and side but I have no trees in my front yard and wanted to try to get some planted this year. One or two large ones would really do the trick.
Thanks for any information you can pass along
Just Google or Facebook “Heirloom Trees and Garden ” for contact info. Hopefully the UDO will help address the conflicts between canopy protection and storm water detention. Since trees provide storm water benefits too, I hope the trees win that debate!
I agree that using green infrastructure (using trees and other vegetative best management practices for reducing and cleaning stormwater runoff) is not only a good idea but is a requirement of the current City’s NPDES Stormwater Permit! Some engineers have a hard time getting used to the idea but it works for areas with lower amounts of runoff.
” Hopefully the UDO will help address the conflicts between canopy protection and storm water detention. Since trees provide storm water benefits too, I hope the trees win that debate!”
Well, the trees will now have a FT arborist and there’s no city stormwater engineer, so that’s a win for the trees right there.
Here is their contact information
Brookhaven Showcase
Retail & Wholesale
4961 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
Chamblee, GA 30341
Tucker Showcase
Wholesale Only
1888 Montreal Court
Tucker, GA 30084
770.263.0737 (Phone)
1.888.964.1012 (Toll Free)