In 1991, the American Forestry Association ranked Atlanta last in the number of street trees compared to other national cities. Atlanta plants less of its potential than New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Houston. That depends on location and specific desires. For wet soil, try using black gum, sycamore, river birch, or nuttal oak. Dogwood, fringe tree, smoke tree, red bud, service berry, styrex, silverbell, and red buckeye are good small flowering trees.
Diversity is important to prevent total tree loss, so try to plant a variety of trees.
They produce oxygen, they trap dust out of the air, the roots control erosion, they provide homes for birds, they reduce energy use, they provide wind control, they cool the air, they fix carbon by pulling it out of the air, they reduce global warming, they mitigate ozone depletion, and they enhance the landscape with beauty. Georgia Forestry Commission. These laws essentially require a developer to submit a plan to save or replant trees before any land disturbance is permitted. Except in the City of Atlanta, these laws do not apply to single family dwellings. Many cities within these counties have no tree protection at all.