Rockmart took its name from the slate underfoot, and the old rail bed through town is a trail now, running out along Euharlee Creek beneath a green tunnel of hardwood. A&A MultiScapes and Tree Service works Polk County above and below that line — taking out trees that have outgrown their spot, trimming crowns back off roofs and drives, pruning so a shade tree holds a shape worth sitting under. Removals close to a house get rigged and lowered rather than dropped, which takes longer and leaves less to repair. When a storm comes over the ridge and lays limbs across yards, the crew cuts them up and carries the whole load away. The measure of the day is simple: nothing left for anybody to drag to the curb, and a yard that opens right back up.