Southern Chapter - Summer 2019

SUMMER 2019 ISSUE

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Message from the President

by Jimmy Walters

Is it mid-summer already? Gosh, it seems like it was April last week. Time flies when you’re busy! I hope you haven’t been too busy to register for the ISA Annual Conference in Knoxville in August. If not, there’s no time like the present. Go to the website and do it! The international conference is a great opportunity to earn CEUs, get your TRAQ qualification (or renew it), attend pre-conference workshops on special topics, and, most of all, to learn and become a more competent arborist! There will be a number of parallel tracks with a wide variety of educational topics from all over the nation as well as international speakers. Of course, the International Tree Climbing Championship is a major part of the conference. The trade show, as always, will feature vendors with products and services for all phases of our industry. If you’ve never been to the international conference, please don’t miss this opportunity. I want to see you there!

Knoxville is within driving distance of every state in our Chapter, and there are all sorts of recreational and entertainment attractions in the area—even many within

walking distance of the Conference hotels. For those, like me, coming in on I-40 from the east, there’s Dollywood, Bass Pro Shops, and (my favorite) Smoky Mountain Knife Works along the way. East Tennessee’s mountains are a wonderful place to enjoy a vacation in a cooler climate.

Before you know it, we’ll be past the fall and winter holidays and looking forward to our Southern Chapter conference in Winston-Salem, NC, in April.

Committees are at work now on our educational program, trade show, and tree climbing championship.

More details will be available soon. Winston-Salem is a great venue with much to see and do, and the conference facilities are top-notch.

Changing gears a bit from our conferences ... is there an area in which you feel like you could use some more training? Our state coordinators will be glad to work with you to arrange a short course or training session. This newsletter and the Chapter website have contact information for your Chapter State Director about setting something up.

Finally, we welcome our new Executive Director, Skip Kincaid. If you haven’t met Skip, come to Knoxville and/or Winston-Salem and get to know him. We’re very fortunate to have him on board. We look forward to working with you, Skip!

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News from Mississippi

by David Fulgham, MS Director

Mississippi communities have been busy with urban forest management projects including Tree City USA certification, urban forestry grant procurement from the Mississippi forestry commission, and local community tree studies. Currently, there are 12 cities in the state with Tree City USA certification: Biloxi, Cleveland, Gulfport, Hattiesburg, Keesler AFB, Laurel, Long Beach, Meridian, New Albany, Oxford, Ridgeland, and Winona. Tupelo lost certification while New Albany reestablished certification.

The Mississippi Forestry Commission has been providing Tree City USA communities in the state with a subscription to Tree Plotter, a web-based urban forestry management program. When asked about this program, MS Forestry Commission urban forester Todd Matthews said the commission is working hard to help Mississippi communities develop their urban forestry programs. The urban forestry grant and tree plotter program are two major avenues the commission is using to support the communities. The urban forestry grant has helped fund projects including tree care, tree planting, inventories, and salaries for cities to hire an urban forester.

Both Hattiesburg and New Albany are currently conducting tree studies and uploading their tree data to Tree Plotter. Hattiesburg is already seeing the benefits of their tree canopy through saving in insurance costs by quantifying the reductions in stormwater runoff. New Albany is also building a database of inventoried trees and working to establish a community tree conservancy. Other communities recently building tree inventories or utilizing the grant program include Meridan, Holly Springs, Oxford, Tishomingo, Jackson (downtown), and Ocean Springs.

The Professional Arborist Association of Mississippi has also

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been busy organizing upcoming events. A date is being set for Saluting Branches – 2019 in Biloxi. The annual conference will also be in Biloxi in January and will focus on urban wood utilization.

Georgia Tree Dawgs

by Jason Gordon, Southern Chapter President Elect

Through the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia, students can now earn a degree in Natural Resources Management and Sustainability with an emphasis in Community Forestry and Arboriculture (COFA).

COFA focuses on the management of individual trees as well as groups of trees and forest stands growing in urban, suburban, and community landscapes. COFA prepares students to work as consulting arborists for tree care companies, foresters for large and small cities, state urban foresters, vegetation managers for utility companies, or natural resource managers for community non-profit organizations.

Coursework takes two years to complete following the successful completion of two years of prerequisite courses outside the Warnell School. COFA courses include soils and hydrology, economics of renewable resources, urban tree management, society and natural resources, community forest management, dendrology, spatial analysis ecology of natural resources, a field practicum, and a required summer internship.

Students can also add on credentials such as the Water Resources Certificate, an Environmental Soil Science Minor, or the GIS Certificate. Visit www.warnell.uga.edu for more information.

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Pleased to meet you

by Skip Kincaid, Southern Chapter Executive Director

Several years ago a sportscaster was hired to replace the legendary Jack Buck as the voice of the St. Louis Cardinals. I am an avid baseball fan and rarely miss an opportunity to watch, listen to, or attend a game. But even as a rabid fan, I could not tell you the name of the man that replaced Jack Buck. Why? Because he replaced a legend. And no matter how good of a job he did (and he was actually very good!) in my eyes and ears he was not Jack Buck.

I tell you that story to relate in some way how I feel right now.

The ISA Southern Board of Directors selected me to be your next Executive Director and I am humbled an honored by that. But I am truly following a legend! Dwayne Carter led this organization for decades and guided it to become the organization it is today.

Big shoes to fill indeed! I wish Dwayne and Karen all the best!

So it is true that I am honored to be given this opportunity and I do it with some awe at the leadership you had for these many years. But I am also focused and dedicated to using that tradition as a springboard to launch Southern Chapter to be even bigger and better. I am committed to increasing the services the Chapter provides, appeal to a more diverse audience, and to increase the learning opportunities for our members.

Now that you know I’m a Cardinals fan, I hear some cheers and a few boos, but know that mostly I am a baseball fan. Outside of family, baseball and trees have been my passion. You may also want to know that I have been involved with ISA on many levels. My dedication to ISA comes from the ISA members of the past who were kind enough to guide and mentor me as a young

arborist. Consider my involvement with ISA as a kind of “pay it forward” proposition.

I’ll be spending some time learning the details of operating the ship and will also be spending time with members to hear what they’d like the Chapter to be. Feel free to reach out at skincaid@ isasouthern.org or call (888) 339-8733. I’d love to hear from you!

Hope to see you at a future conference or out among the trees.

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September 15-17, 2020 (full course) Other sites under consideration for TRAQ courses in 2020 include Winston-Salem, NC; Valdosta, GA; Camden, SC; and Baton Rouge or New Orleans, LA. Visit www.isasouthern.org to register or for more information.

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SOTCC 2019 in Mobile

by Perry Odom, Southern Chapter At-Large Director

Wow! For those of you did not attend the Tree Climbing Championship in Mobile you missed an exciting and competitive event.

Despite the rain, volunteers were able to get everything set up in time to start Saturday morning.

While I’m on the subject of volunteers, I want to thank each and every one of you for taking your time to support your Chapter in this important event. It takes dedication and hard work to set up and run an event like this, especially when you have 30 contestants registered. So, my thanks go to Merry MacIvor Andersen​and Megan Elizabeth for taking on the task as Scoring Judges. To the ground crew, I say a big Thank You for all your efforts: Jason Diehl​, Kristian Michael Schultz​, Doug Tochtrop, Jeremy Williams​, Daniel Hurst​, Daniel Illg​, Jonathan McNeil, Marty Robinson​, John Young, Brandon Stoner​, Maddy McIntosh, Kyle Jacobs​, Pete Rausch, Ted Harbourt, Kevin Myers​, Chad Bryant​, David W. Graham, Aneuris Mena, and Derick Irons.

Thanks also go out to the generous sponsors of the event. We could not have this competition without your backing. Also, a very big Thank You goes to Jamie Montgomery​, Ricky Jenkins, and Jonathan Campbell for cooking Saturday night, dinner was delicious!

Now for the news you have been waiting to hear. Jhonny Lopez is our Champion this year and will compete in the ITCC in Knoxville and Nicole Benjamin Harden will be going to Knoxville as our women’s Champion.

Good luck to both of you.

Finally, I want to thank Scott Winningham for another fabulous job as Chairman of this event. Scott, you’re the best! See y’all in Knoxville. Come help us cheer on our Champions.

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Southern Chapter Officers President: Jimmy Walters Urban Forest Advisors LLC (864) 992-0252, jimmy.3t@gmail.com Executive Director: Skip Kincaid (888) 339-8733 skincaid@isasouthern.org President Elect: Jason Gordon University of Georgia (706) 542-1011 Jason.Gordon@uga.edu Vice President: Kasey Krouse City of Knoxville (865) 215-6113 kkrouse@knoxvilletn.gov Treasurer: Michella Huff City of Mount Airy (336) 786-8313 mhuff@mountairy.com Chapter Representative: David Vandergriff University of Tennessee Extension (865) 705-4983 dgriff@tennessee.edu TREE Fund Liaison: John Morris Alabama Power Company (205) 257-6870 jsmorris@southernco.com Past President: Beau Brodbeck Gulf Coast Research and Extension Office (251) 259-6507 brodbam@auburn.edu Media Director and Editor: Sarah Mitchell (336) 409-7805 sarahmitchell@live.com

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Upcoming Events

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August 22, 2019 Griffin, GA Tree Planting, Propogation, and Preservation in the Urban Forest. Contact: Neil Norton, Georgia Arborist Association 404-913-1422, neil@georgiaarborist.org, www.georgiaarborist.org August 23, 2019 Savannah, GA Pest Manager Training. Contact: Willie Chance 478-972-9981, wchance@uga.edu August 27, 2019 Valdosta, GA Trees As Green Storm Water Infrastructure.

Mary Lynne Beckley, Georgia Tree Council 470-210-5900, marylynne@gatreecouncil.org, www.gatreecouncil.org/ August 28-29, 2019 Knoxville, TN University of Tennessee Turf and Ornamental Field Day. Contact: Amy Fulcher, University of Tennessee, 865-9747152, afulcher@utk.edu August 28-29, 2019 Columbia, SC ISA Certified Arborist Prep Class Contact: ISA Southern Chapter 888-339-8733, skincaid@isasouthern.org, www.isasouthern.org.

September 12, 2019 Gainesville, GA Campus Tree Conference. Contact: Mary Lynne Beckley, Georgia Tree Council

470-210-5900, marylynne@gatreecouncil.org, www.gatreecouncil.org/ Sept 26-27, 2019 Winston-Salem, NC The Great NC Tree Conference. Contact: Leslie Moorman, NC Urban Forest Council 252-653-6277, ncufc1@gmail.com, www.ncufc.org October 17, 2019 North Augusta, GA Tree Health Workshop. Contact: David Coyle 864-656-9766, dcoyle@clemson.edu October 24, 2019 Greer, SC 2019 IPM Workshop. Contact: Clemson University www.calendar.clemson.edu October 24, 2019 Durham, NC Oaks of North Carolina. Contact: Janice Little, Duke University 919-668-5309 janice.little@dukes.edu Nov 7-8, 2019 Stone Mountain, GA 2019 Georgia Tree Conference. Contact: Mary Lynne Beckley, Georgia Tree Council 470-210-5900, marylynne@gatreecouncil.org, www.gatreecouncil.org Nov 24, 2019 Greer, SC Integrated Pest Management Symposium 2019. Contact: Andrew Jeffers, Clemson University 864-596-2993, ajeffe2@clemson.edu

Southern Chapter magazine update We are excited to announce that the Southern Chapter board of directors voted to begin publishing an online-only quarterly magazine at its June 2019 meeting. The new digital version will be easier to read and will save mailing costs. Efficient use of our Chapter’s financial resources will allow us greater ability to focus on membership services you’ve asked for and will also give our advertisers valuable online exposure.

The online edition will rollout with the Winter 2020 issue. All Southern Chapter members will receive a link to the magazine in an email message in January. After a month, the issue will be added to our website, and available to those outside the Southern Chapter membership.

We value your membership and work hard to use the Southern Chapter resources wisely. Please share any comments or concerns with us at (888) 339-8733 or newsletter@isasouthern.org.

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Behind the scenes: Preparing for the 2019 ITCC

by Kasey Krouse, Southern Chapter Vice President

In May, several ISA Southern members came together at Lakeshore Park in Knoxville, TN, for a work day. Lakeshore Park will host the 2019 International Tree Climbing Competition (ITCC) August 9-10 before the 2019 ISA International Conference August 11-13. ISA Certified Arborists with Prees Trees, Petree Arbor, and the City of Knoxville spent the day pruning trees and preparing the site for competition. Joe Cope, an ISA Certified Arborist with the City of Knoxville, helped execute the work day at the Park.

“It was a great day to spend with fellow arborists with common interests,” said Cope.

Southern Chapter members who would like to get involved can still sign up to volunteer at www.isasouthern.org.

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Twisted, deformed and discolored: Herbicide damage in trees

by Beau Brodbeck, Southern Chapter Past President

Herbicide damage in landscape trees seems to be a growing problem. For the past few years every spring and early summer, calls from homeowners with herbicide damaged trees are common. In most cases, injuries occur as a result of misapplied herbicides in both landscape beds or lawns.

Herbicides are useful products designed to control undesirable plants in landscapes. However, care must be taken before using these products to avoid damage to unintended plants. In a matter of minutes an uninformed gardener can erase trees that have taken decades—or in some cases, centuries— to grow and forever alter their landscapes.

While herbicide damage can be difficult to identify in trees, the most common symptoms are twisted, deformed, discolored, and cupped leaves.

Defoliation of the entire tree or select branches is also common. Resprouting leaves will often be tiny, exhibit a chlorotic yellowish color and be tightly clustered. The exact symptoms will depend on the type of herbicide used.

Outlined below are some important lessons that professional arborists should use to educate and inform homeowners when using herbicides around trees.

Lesson 1: There are no “antidote” for herbicide damage Once herbicides have been absorbed, options become very limited and it’s a waiting game to see how trees react and whether they survive. Depending on the herbicide and the dose applied, the waiting period can range from a few weeks to several years. If an herbicide misapplication is suspected, water the tree regularly to flush the soil and help the tree grow past the herbicide damage.

If the herbicide misapplication is recent, consider using activated charcoal. Activated charcoal can be incorporated into the soil to help absorb and chemically bind organic herbicides. Please note these products are not guaranteed and have variable success.

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Lesson 2: Read product labels carefully Herbicide labels are there for a reason. They not only outline where and how to use the product but also provide application rates and a list of safety considerations. In most cases, they also warn about possible damage if used around trees. Be sure to read the entire label as some warnings for tree damage are placed near the end. Use only the specified rates as over-application of many products could cause damage (note some products have small quantities of soil active herbicides and can damage trees at higher rates). If the label is lost the website, www.cdms.net, can be used to search most available products.

Lesson 3: Understand the difference between foliar and soil active herbicides The “activity,” or how plants absorb herbicides, is very important to avoid damaging trees. Herbicides are absorbed in two primary ways. First is foliar, meaning the herbicide must be sprayed onto the foliage or plant.

Second are soil-active herbicides, which are absorbed by roots. Using soilactive herbicides is where most people get into trouble. These herbicides are either applied as a liquid or granules and are absorbed by roots. This means this product will affect any roots growing under the sprayed area. So, an application to kill weeds in grass can also result in trees absorbing the herbicide. Note that some herbicides are both foliar and soil active.

Lesson 4: Be aware that tree roots are far-reaching While many products that are soil active recommend staying outside the tree’s drip-line or the farthest-reaching branches, it might be more prudent going twice the drip-line. Roots can extend two to three times a tree’s drip-line and to ensure large, high-value trees are not damaged, it might be best to err on the side of caution.

Lesson 5: Only spray the target plants While this may seem obvious, there are a few common mistakes made that result in non-target plants being sprayed. First, beware of spraying on windy days. Wind can cause herbicides to drift onto nontarget plants, especially if droplet sizes are small. Second, beware of spraying the trunk or exposed roots of trees. The bark and roots of especially thin-barked tree species are able to absorb herbicides. Thirdly, be aware that herbicides can volatilize.

Some herbicides have a tendency to go from liquid to gas after application on hot summer days. Volatilized herbicides can rise and cause damage to tree canopies. For these chemicals, such as 2-4D, do not spray during hot days over 85 degrees. continued on page 15

Lesson 6: “Weed and Feeds” contain herbicides that can damage trees The term “weed” in lawn care “weed and feed” products contain various types of herbicides to control a variety of unwanted weeds. Additionally, post-emergent landscape herbicides used to control broadleaf species in grasses should also be used with care around trees.

Unfortunately, many of these products are soil active and can be damaging to trees when misapplied.

Common herbicides to control weeds in lawns that have the potential to damage trees include atrazine, 2-4D, dicamba, MCPP, imazaquin, and metsulfuron.

Read labels carefully as warnings for using these products around trees can be buried deep within the document. Also, pay attention to soil type, soil PH, tree species, and outside temperatures as these can influence the interaction between herbicides and

trees. Damage from these products may be more subtle when misapplied. If in doubt, consider alternative products.

Lesson 7: Beware of familiar glyphosate products with additional soil active herbicides: In recent years, commonly used landscape herbicides have added additional herbicide products that should be used cautiously, if at all, around trees. Glyphosate products with the words “max control” or “extended control” have the active ingredients Imazapic and Diquat, both of which are soil active. For the unsuspecting consumer, these products often spell trouble as many only assume the glyphosate rate has increased. Read the labels of these products carefully and use caution, as Imazapic at certain rates can be very damaging to trees. The glyphosate “extended control” product allows for use under trees at certain rates. If the rate is exceeded or soil condition are not favorable (sandy, high PH), it could lead to damage.

Lesson 8: Use other means to improve the health of your lawn The management of landscape grasses and trees are often at odds. Trees produce dense shade, which increases weed problems. Furthermore, the herbicides that control weeds in grasses can be damaging to trees. Consider replacing struggling lawns with mulched beds and shade-tolerant landscape plants. The mulch will improve the health of trees. In areas where grass is desired, pruning can thin tree canopies to improve light penetration.

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2019-2020 State Directors Alabama: Jack Rowe AL Cooperative Extension System (251) 589-5572 wjr0001@auburn.edu

Mississippi: David Fulgham (662) 255-5127 david@fulghamsinc.com

Arkansas: David Raines Raines Tree Care (479) 244-5228 david@rainestreecare.com

North Carolina: Laurie Reid Dukes City of Charlotte (980) 259-2771 Ldukes@charlottenc.gov

Georgia: Nancy Beckemeyer Georgia Power Company (404) 590-9376 nsbeckem@southernco.com

Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands: (open)

Louisiana: Hallie Dozier LSU AgCenter (225) 281-3264 hdozier@agcenter.lsu.edu

South Carolina: Sara Hollar City of Columbia (803) 545-3781 sara.hollar@columbiasc.gov

Tennessee: (open) At-Large: Perry Odom City of Tallahassee, FL (850) 891-5181 Perry.Odom@talgov.com

Southern Chapter ISA Website: www.isasouthern.org Phone: (888) 339-8733 E-mail: skincaid@isasouthern.org