Coweta County

now has an official tree.

2-to-1 margin, the Yellow Poplar was the tree of choice to represent Coweta.

A total of 4,451 students voted from Sept. 1-Nov. 15 with 2,362 choosing

the Yellow Poplar, 1,243 opting for the Water Oak, and 846 selecting the

Sawtooth Oak.

The results

of the voting, as well as photos of the winning tree, are posted on the

Coweta County Web Site at www.coweta.ga.us.

Coweta County

students in grades kindergarten through fifth chose the official tree.

The county's

Greenspace Citizen Advisory Committee asked the children of the county

to pick the tree and would like for each child to think of "greenspace"

as a valuable component of healthy communities.

Each of the

trees in the contest is found in Coweta County and contributes to the

function of greenspace in our environment. Each tree has special characteristics

and unique aesthetic qualities.

Each school

that participated receives a tree from the Georgia Forestry Commission

or the Greenspace Citizen Advisory Committee.

During the

month of February, the Greenspace Citizen Advisory Committee and the Georgia

Forestry Commission will schedule tree-planting ceremonies for participating

schools located outside of municipal jurisdictions. Home school students

are invited to attend the ceremony at the Georgia Youth Science &

Technology Center.