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Select Trees is Agri-Business of the Year

Feb 18, 2010

If you happen to visit Dallas Cowboys Stadium during the summer, chances are you will seek shelter from the searing heat of a Texas afternoon. And, chances are, the trees that provide you shade outside the stadium are from Oconee County. The same ...

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Emory University: New Trees Truck-Spaded on Campus

Feb 15, 2010

Last month Emory received 10 oak trees through a donation by the Select Sustainable Tree Trust. The trees, larger than most planted on campus, average in height between 24 to 28 feet. They were planted via a ‘truck spade’ (shown in photo, at righ...

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Select Trees Gets Top Business Award

Feb 7, 2010

The Oconee County Chamber of Commerce recently named Select Trees Inc. as the Larry Risse Agri-Business of the Year. The chamber presented the award Jan. 28 at the business association’s annual banquet. Select Trees, founded in 1985, operates as a...

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Berry College Plants Select Trees to Replace Trees Planted in 1920 to Honor World War I Casualties

Dec 5, 2009

For nearly a century, visitors to Berry College have enjoyed the shade of oak trees planted in the early 1920s to honor 11 Berry men who were killed during World War I. Today, campus officials are taking steps to ensure this living memorial contin...

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Select Sustainable Tree Trust Partners with UGA to "Re-Green" Campus with Large Sustainable Trees

Jul 14, 2009

The Select Sustainable Tree Trust has selected the University of Georgia to receive a $1 million tree donation to “re-green” and impact the university campus with large scale, sustainable shade trees. Established by Select Trees, the leading growe...

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