Top-left: (l to r) Consulting Arborist and new
SMA Board Member David Jahn, American
Forests Senior Manager of Tree Equity Sarah Lillie
Anderson, and Davey Resource Group Western
Region Project Developer Dorothy Abeyta network
at the conference. Photo by Michelle Sutton
Top-right: Virginia Tech University Arborist
Jamie King (left) and Clearwater, Florida
Environmental Program Manager/Urban
Forester Carolyn Cheatham Rhodes explore
the rich architecture of Cleveland's Public
Square. Photo by Michelle Sutton
Right: SMAers know the water-storing polymer Soil
Moist, produced by JRM Chemical Inc., for its many
green industry uses, including coating bare root
tree roots at harvest time to prevent desiccation
before planting. We thank JRM and company Vice
President Scott Wiesler for their longtime support
of SMA through exhibiting at conferences and
advertising in City Trees. Photo by Michelle Sutton
Bottom-right: Greenwell Water Savers Director
Sean Hegarty came from Sydney, Australia
to exhibit at the SMA and PCF conferences.
Manufactured in the USA, the many advantages
of Greenwells are showcased in this issue
on page 27. Thank you to Sean Hegarty for
donating full lots of small and large Greenwells
to the silent auction, benefitting the Urban
Forest Foundation. Photo by Michelle Sutton
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