Christie Bryant speaks for trees every day. She loves to be in a person’s yard meeting their dogs and talking about what is best for their trees. Climbing to the highest heights and exploring soil depths is important to her for a complete understanding of each tree’s optimum health needs. Thirteen years as a consulting arborist Christie stays up to date on the latest tree research and what trees love and desire. Her tree consulting company is called Speaking for The Trees (https://speakingfortrees.com/about-us/).She believes it is important to know a tree’s potential by performing a tree risk assessment and a real estate due diligence inspection.As Past President of the Georgia Arborist Association, she advocates for trees and the professional that take care of them.She earned a Bachelor degree in Environmental Horticulture from the University of Georgia. Is a    Georgia Certified Landscape Professional (https://ugaurbanag.com/what-is-the-georgia-certified-landscape-professional-program/), ISA Certified Arborist (https://www.isa-arbor.com/Credentials/Types-of-Credentials/ISA-Certified-Arborist), and a trained Horticultural Therapist (https://www.ahta.org/what-is-horticultural-therapy) . Christie has appeared as a tree expert on The Weather Channel, various local news outlets, and WSB radio Saturday morning show Green & Growing with Ashley Frasca (https://www.wsbradio.com/on-air/green-and-growing/).This is an encore presentation and remix of episode 007.