Newsletter

Appreciating the showy Aesculus x carnea

Commonly called Red Horse Chestnut, Aesculus × carnea was discovered in Europe in 1812 and is best adapted to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. A beautiful tree for parks and large lawns, opportunities abound to study this fascinating Aesculus.

From the President - Q1 2023

To All Authorized Members, The first quarter (Q1) of 2023 certainly started off with a bang for HMI and the members of our network.  As you may recall from my year-end 2022 recap, HMI’s Authorized Members (AMs) sold 50% more work last year than they did the year before.  Well, in Q1 2023, HMI received […]

Member Spotlight: Joshua Jarvis

  In this month's member spotlight we introduce you to Joshua Jarvis, the owner and senior consulting arborist for Jarvis Tree Experts in Atlanta. Josh is an ISA Certified Arborist, a Certified Tree Care Safety Professional, and he holds his ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification. He has performed work under each HMI service line, including […]

Carya: Hickory species native to much of the U.S.

Carya species, hickory, native throughout the eastern, midwestern and southeastern United States, are seldom available in retail commerce. Primarily relegated to the deciduous forests, commingled with oak, beech, maple, tupelo and birch, few trees are more beautiful in autumn when aglow with the late developing, long persistent, rich yellow-gold foliage. Foliage shows significant frost/freeze tolerance […]

Member Spotlight: Robert Driskill

Robert Driskill has been an active member in the Network since 2009 and serves the Greater Atlanta region. As a landscape architect by trade, Robert has been an ISA Certified Arborist since 2005 as well as an ISA Certified Tree Climber/Worker since 2010. He demonstrates the importance of responsiveness and good communication within HMI's Network. Robert […]

2022 Year In Review

To All Authorized Members, I realize it’s been a short time since HMI’s last newsletter graced your inbox.  Since only a few weeks have elapsed since my last letter, you would think that would mean this one will be shorter.  Of course, that’s not how I roll.  This is my opportunity to reflect on everything […]

Cornus florida - flowering dogwood and its relatives

Cornus is a fascinating genus with species ranging from groundcover habits (Cornus canadensis) to large trees (Cornus controversa). I relate to students and garden visitors that if one dogwood is recognizable, then all can be. The leaves (primarily deciduous, several evergreen) are linear-ovate to ovate to broad ovate, margins entire (no teeth) with veins originating […]

Matt Largess: In Search of The Ivory Billed Woodpecker

Twig’s Update: Arbuckle Creek Florida Old Growth Forest Florida once had the largest population of the rarest bird species in the world the -- legendary Ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis). These giant birds were considered extinct for decades due to clear-cut logging of the ancient Bald Cypress stands throughout the Southeast US.  Arbuckle Creek is one of […]

Photographs from Arbuckle Creek