Text Box: Welcome to Downey Trees’ first Leaflet.  Each quarter will feature a cover story from one of our in-house Arborists, a recommendation from our own Professor Funguy plus some fun facts and trivia.  Please let us know if you have any comments or suggestions.  You can visit us at :  www.downeytreesinc.com or send us an email with your comments and/or questions to newsletter@downeytreesinc.com.  We look forward to serving you… thank you and remember to live green!                           A comprehensive management program should be established to prevent infestations from occurring and aid in the reduction of those existing.  So take a close look at your trees and shrubs, if you see any of these critters contact one of our arborists to obtain a full evaluation.    

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Text Box: We are committed to doing our part to improve our community and our eco system.  Visit us regularly for tips on living green. 5 things you can do today to Live Green:   1. Remember the 3 R’s… Reduce, Reuse and Recycle! 2. In addition to Recycle… buy recycled products. 3. Replace 5 incandescent light bulbs in your home with compact fluorescents. 4. Reduce the # of catalogs you receive and help keep about 3.5 million tons of CO2 out of the earth’s atmosphere. 5. Contact your electric provider and choose a Green Energy program.    For more tips, articles and links on living green please visit:  http://www.green-living.com   Name that tree: This tree is one of the most useful flowering trees in the southeast providing abundant summer color with minimum maintenance.  Once established this beauty can withstand droughts and is relatively free of disease and insect difficulties.  It is commonly pruned in shrub form because of it’s flower, but it is actually a tree that can grow up to 30-feet tall.  E-mail your answer to us at: newsletter@downeytreesinc.com.                                                                             The Drought and what it means to you…                 from 12:00 midnight to 10:00 a.m.  Odd-numbered addresses may water only on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, from 12:00 midnight to 10:00 a.m.  Other restrictions under Level 2 include no washing of hard surfaces (driveways, walkways, etc) and no public use of fire hydrants.  For a list of areas that have additional restrictions, an explanation of exemptions for landscape installation and pesticide application, and description of groups that are exempt from EPD’s conservation based water restrictions visit this page:   http://www.maltalandscape.com/cgi-bin/MySQLdb?VIEW=/events/viewone.txt&eventid=36         Text Box: Phone:  (770) 889-2822  Fax:  (770) 889-3260 Www.downeytreesinc.com

LeafletText Box: Professor Funguy says… Scale are nasty little critters that feed on your trees or shrubs. They can be unsightly, impair plant vitality and worst of all poop all over your car.  These critters have complex life cycles so control methods are designed and implemented based on the type of scale and location of the plant in question. 

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Text Box:   Text Box: Text Box: “Lecanium Scale”  (photographed here on willow oak).

Text Box: “Lecanium Scale” magnified at 120 times—this photo reveals eggs under female cover.

Text Box:   What’s up at Downey? Downey Trees provides, upon request, a variety of safety and educational programs to the community and other industry professionals as a part of our Professional Development & Education services.  Recently, Downey Trees hosted a workshop on aerial rescue and emergency response for area tree companies and local arborists.  The workshop included an overview of the ANSI Z133.1-2006 safety standards and regulations, demonstrations of various rescue techniques by the instructors, and practice runs by the class participants.  The most important factors governing any emergency are care of the victim and the safety of the person performing the rescue.  For the full article on this event please visit our web site.

Text Box: Close up photo of the flower on this tree.

Text Box: Photo of the tree without flowers.

Text Box: Johnny Young (left) rescues a simulated unconscious climber (right-Philip Kelley).

Text Box: Andres Garcia (right) assists injured climber (left-Daniel Martinez).

Text Box: Georgia is currently under statewide ‘Drought Level 2’ watering restrictions (refer to http://www.gaepd.org/ ).  Under a Level 2 Drought Response even-numbered addresses may water only on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays