A tree-replanting initiative for property owners and managers
ATLANTA — April 29, 2022. Peachtree Arborists announced a tree-replanting initiative developed with Trees Atlanta and the Arbor Day Foundation. The program connected tree-removal work with replacement planting and gave participating property owners and managers options for where replacement trees would be planted.
The announcement also described a public satellite map intended to document completed planting, including tree location, size, and species. Together, the planting and mapping elements were designed to make the connection between a removed tree and community replenishment visible.
This is a historical account of the 2022 launch. Planting options, pricing, warranties, map availability, partner arrangements, and figures below describe what was announced then; contact Peachtree to discuss current services and eligibility.
How the tree-replanting program was designed to work
After a tree removal, participating Metro Atlanta clients could choose a matching replacement planting in a public or community location. Trees Atlanta’s rotating planting locations included parks, museums, and other municipal green spaces across Greater Atlanta.
The announced process connected client work with a planting location, installation by Peachtree and Trees Atlanta, and a record shared with the donor. Trees planted through the program were to be added to the public map after the planting project.
The launch announcement described an alternative for clients who wanted to plant on their own property: an upgraded, larger tree offered through a subsidized pricing arrangement. This gave property owners a choice between supporting public canopy and replacing a tree at their own site.
For Metro Atlanta plantings, the announcement described a two-year warranty from Trees Atlanta and maintenance for trees planted on public land. Arrangements in other cities were to be developed with Arbor Day Foundation affiliates. These were the terms described at launch, not a statement of current availability.
Connecting client work with community stewardship
Michael Orme said the idea grew out of discussions within Peachtree Arborists beginning in the summer of 2019. The aim was to connect clients with nonprofits that had arboricultural expertise and established community planting programs.
The partnerships took more than two years to develop. The launch was timed to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the first Arbor Day in the United States and the 50th anniversary of the Arbor Day Foundation.
The underlying concern was the loss of urban canopy through development, tree decline, and storm damage. The program sought to make replacement planting part of the conversation about tree removal while engaging owners and managers in where those new trees would grow.
Trees Atlanta’s role connected that commitment with local planting locations and stewardship. The original announcement included support from its business-development team for the investment in replacement trees on behalf of Peachtree clients.
The first plantings at Fernbank
At launch, Peachtree reported an initial group of more than 300 trees designated for replanting. Trees Atlanta selected Fernbank Museum’s WildWoods and Fernbank Forest for the first 50 trees during the preceding October-to-March planting season.
The Fernbank planting was described in the context of the forest’s ecological restoration work. Alongside invasive-species removal, the addition of native trees was intended to support the long-term forest landscape.
The original announcement included comments from Fernbank ecologist Eli Dickerson welcoming the opportunity to replant native trees with Peachtree and Trees Atlanta. The hope was that those trees would eventually contribute to the canopy alongside the surrounding old-growth trees.
Trees Atlanta was to select locations for the remaining 250-plus trees for the following fall planting season. These quantities are historical launch milestones, not present-day program totals or a confirmation that every planned planting was subsequently completed.
The Arbor Day Foundation partnership and storm recovery
The announcement linked the replenishment initiative to Peachtree’s disaster-recovery work. After seeing tree losses from major storms, Orme wanted to connect recovery work with replenishment in affected communities.
The Arbor Day Foundation’s Alliance for Community Trees provided a framework for exploring that idea beyond Metro Atlanta. The launch described the alliance as a network of tree-planting nonprofits across North America.
The Foundation’s program team discussed the potential to replicate the model in other cities and towns affected by natural disasters. The proposed benefit was a local connection: property owners dealing with storm damage could also support the return of trees to their community.
The announcement presented this as a model for collaboration and future expansion. It did not establish that identical planting arrangements or coverage were already available in every location.
Documenting replacement planting
The 2022 program included a geospatial record built around satellite mapping and the Esri ArcGIS platform. The intended record showed the location of replanted trees together with details such as size and species.
The historical map was described as a way for clients and the public to follow replanting activity. Its purpose was to connect a planting commitment with a location and a documented outcome.
The original map’s current operation is not verified in this archive. CNN’s April 2022 coverage provides a separate published account of the launch; the related link below opens that story.
Organizations involved in the launch
Peachtree Arborists brought its work with property owners, municipal arboriculture, disaster recovery, and urban forestry to the initiative. The original announcement described clients ranging from apartment and office complexes to golf courses, with planning intended to connect tree care and budgeting.
The Arbor Day Foundation, founded in 1972, contributed its tree-planting mission and community network. Trees Atlanta, founded in 1985, brought its local work in planting, conservation, urban-forest stewardship, and education.
Fernbank provided the setting for the first announced planting group at WildWoods and Fernbank Forest. Its combination of museum, outdoor learning, and forest conservation connected the project with a long-term landscape.
This edited archive preserves the announcement’s program description, launch history, partner roles, and first planting milestones. See the current Impact page or contact Peachtree for today’s program discussion.
