The Davey Tree Expert Company
P.O. Box 5193
Kent, Ohio 44240-5193
WORLD
DAVEY
AROUND THE
"Two amazing trees in one day."
That's how Chris Heim, district man-
ager at Davey's Atlanta R/C office,
and recent retiree Jeff Matheney,
summed up their two-stop trip to
inspect tree giants last spring.
Since 1950, Davey has cared for
a special giant tree in Waycross,
Georgia – the Village Sentinel, a state
champion live oak tree. The live oak
is now the second largest champion
tree in its species and has been a
huge part of Davey's history. Heim
says the first time he worked on this
tree was in 1984.
"It's my favorite tree in the world,"
Heim adds. "It's a privilege to be able
to work on it year after year."
Matheney also shares a special
connection with this tree after being
in charge of the live oak account for
more than 20 years during his Davey
career. Upon retirement, Matheney
remembers asking Heim to invite
TWO TREE GIANTS,
ONE GREAT TRIP
him whenever Heim visits the tree
to inspect it. So, that is exactly what
Heim did when he received a request
to assess the tree this spring.
With The MyDavey Bulletin in tow,
Heim and Matheney took a trip to give
the live oak its annual inspection –
making sure it was healthy and that
no further maintenance is necessary.
After the tree cleared its inspection,
Heim and Matheney traveled to
Coffee County, Georgia, to inspect the
national champion eastern red cedar
tree. The eastern red cedar is featured
in the Davey-sponsored 2015 National
Big Tree Program Calendar for the
month of April.
"This was a very fun day as we
checked out the trees. We enjoyed the
experience," Heim says. "The pictures
are amazing, but they don't do the
trees justice."
