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Southern Pine Beetle Causing Problems In Georgia

It’s one of the most destructive insects native to South Georgia, and it can wreak havoc on the pine tree crop. The Georgia Forestry Commission says there hasn’t been an outbreak of southern pine beetle cases in the last 20 years, but now, unfortunately,...

Georgia Scientist Developing Pine Trees Without Pine Cones

A Turfgrass scientist from Tifton is working to breed a tree without pine cones or pollen. For the past nine years, Wayne Hanna has been working to produce a coneless pine tree. Hanna says it would prevent spending time picking up pine cones. “I walked in the...

Root To Harvest And Mill: The Georgia Forestry Industry

With a nearly $29 billion impact, the Georgia forestry industry is one of state’s largest economic forces. Tree farmer Roy Malone, 93, is one of the nearly 3,500 people across Central Georgia who work in forestry. “I came back from World World II and I...