Mother Nature will reveal the newest colors in her fall collection during the
second annual Avondale Tree Walk on Saturday, October 25th from 10:00 am- Noon.
Sponsored by the Avondale Estates Garden Club as a conservation project, this
year’s walk will include beautiful specimens chosen by the Tree Walk Committee
to strut on the catwalk of Avondale Estates.
Local arborists who will lead
the walk include Mark Livingston, Arborguard; Gretchen Musser, Elements of
Landscape Design; Neil Norton, ISA Certified Arborist; Gary Peiffer, Dekalb Co.
Extension Agent; Steve Sanchez, HGOR; and Joan Scales, U.S. Forestry
Commission.
Tree Walk Guides will point out the enormous benefits trees
add to the urban environment, such as:
• For every ton of new wood that
grows, about 1.8 tons of carbon dioxide is removed from the air and 1 .3 tons of
oxygen is produced;
• One recent study reported that urban trees could be
about 10 times as effective as forest trees for lowering carbon dioxide in
cities;
• Trees provide climate control & moderate the “heat island”
effect of the urban setting;
• Trees protect soil and water
quality.
To take part in this free event, meet in the parking lot of the
Avondale Community Club at 59 Lakeshore Drive at 10:00 am. A new feature of this
year’s walk will be the opportunity to ask a panel of experts about any concerns
homeowners have with trees in their landscapes. The Avondale Estates Garden Club
is a member club of The DeKalb County Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc., The
Garden Club of Georgia, Inc., the Redbud District of GCG, and the National
Garden Clubs, Inc.