Arborists

March 25, 2020

This year we enter springtime with a sense of uncertainty, but blooming flowers and emerging leaves stand as a sign that life continues. Those of us working from home and practicing social distancing can take time to get outside and reconnect with our properties and trees. We hope that your home, gardens and landscape provide some respite from the stress of this season.

February 3, 2020

What is the difference between hiring a certified arborist versus someone who cuts down trees? 

October 31, 2019

The symptoms of drought stress on trees can vary from the immediately obvious, like wilted or dead leaves to the less obvious symptoms that may not show up until later in the life of the tree.

September 13, 2019

Meeting with an arborist will not only help to ease fears during storm season, but also insure the health and longevity of our urban canopy. Diagnosing and treating common tree ailments early, and pruning to improve tree structure are the best ways to reduce the impact of storms.

March 1, 2019

An arborist functions like a primary care physician for our trees. A certified arborist has a useful knowledge base concerning the health of trees (not limited to knowledge of tree cutting and removal)

November 14, 2018

Why is it important to plan early for winter pruning?

September 5, 2018

You may have noticed that beginning about a month ago elm trees throughout Athens began to suddenly turn brown. We’ve received quite a lot of calls lately from homeowners and property managers who are concerned that their elm trees may have died.

August 17, 2018

New Urban Forestry had the enormous honor of caring for the trees at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change this week. We sent our entire tree team to the property for the day. Read more about this special project.

June 1, 2018

Overheard recently: “Why is tree removal so expensive?” We get it, tree removal is indeed expensive. And when looking at an invoice, it’s easy to see why customers might wonder why the cost is so high. Read more about what exactly goes into the cost of tree removal and how New Urban values come into play.

May 16, 2018

Ryan Wheatley, operations coordinator for NUF earns ISA arborist certification.

March 30, 2018

Our climbers will be heading to the Georgia Climbing Competition next weekend. Find out about what climbing competitions entail on our blog.

January 25, 2018

The Cobbham Neighborhood in Athens is losing two giant treasured oaks due to inonotus root rot.