ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Hundreds of trees will soon be planted along two roadways in Alpharetta.
The Alpharetta City Council unanimously approved a $1.3 million contract with Russell Landscape at a Nov. 9 meeting. The company will plant 271 trees with an average trunk diameter of 3 inches on Webb Bridge Road. It will plant 260 similarly sized trees on Georgia 9.
The contract will fund the purchase, installation and watering of the trees, which will be planted through February. Selected deciduous and evergreen tree species include varieties of oak, magnolia, bald cypress and holly. City urban forestry staff will manage the project…