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L-R In The Accompanying Photo: Jan and Max Presley,
Mike and Caroline Price, and NMB Tree City Board Members Jeanette Lyon, Caroline Black, John Sloop, and Chad Lewis.
Photo Credit: Jim Grainger, Public Grounds Superintendent
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The North Myrtle Beach
Tree City Board selected an oak tree located at the entrance to The Oaks at
Windy Hill as its Tree of the Month for December.
Mike and Carolyn Price
moved into The Oaks at Windy Hill three and a half years ago. When they
purchased their home, they inherited the role of caretaker of a beautiful oak
tree at the entrance to their neighborhood. The tree is between 150 and 175
years old.
The former owner of
their home, Kathy Estes, told the Prices she had taken special care of the tree
since 1998 and the Prices were happy to take over the reins. The owners of
three of the six homes built in The Oaks at Windy Hill split the responsibility
for caring for the tree.
As the years progress,
the Prices have come to understand the true beauty and focus such a tree can
provide. It is the centerpiece for neighborhood barbecues during the holidays
and on any day that seems fit to bring all the neighbors together for food and
enjoyment.
Property owners and
developers interested in finding more about how they can preserve trees on
their property are invited to contact the North Myrtle Beach Tree City Board at
nmbtreeboard@nmb.us.
The Tree of the Month
program began in 2010 as a way to recognize preserved trees within the city
limits. It also provides a platform to remind people of the benefits and
importance that trees offer in our everyday lives.
If you think you have
the biggest, prettiest, or most unusual tree in North Myrtle Beach, or that
your tree has a unique story attached to it, the Tree City Board encourages you
to contact Parks & Grounds Superintendent Jim Grainger at (843) 280‐5571 or via email at nmbtreeboard@nmb.us.
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