Photographs from Arbuckle Creek

January 22, 2021

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By Matt Largess

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Meet Matt Largess

Matthew “The Twig” Largess, an HMI consulting Arborist and Owner/Founder of Largess Forestry in North Kingston, RI Has recently discovered an ancient Bald Cypress forest in Lake Arbuckle and Creek, Florida.

The Twig has spent the last 3 years traveling back and forth to this 85-mile forest located south of Orlando, in Frostproof Florida. This undiscovered forest of ancient growth Bald Cypress is protected by it’s remote and relatively unknown location. The forest intersects two counties – Polk and Highland, as well as intersecting two towns, Frostproof and Avon Park.

“I needed to have an arborist inspect a large number of damaged trees, to determine if the damage was related to a particular event, and if the trees would recover. HMI provided me with a report that was very thorough and informative, and included all of the information I needed to resolve the claim. Claims involving plant material can be very complicated to resolve, HMI makes it easy.“

Valued Insurance Carrier Adjuster
“I’ve dealt with numerous people from HMI during this storm and all have been very professional. The HMI team has outstanding communication skills.”

Impressed Authorized Member
“I was able to close this claim in an hour after being open for months thanks to the HMI team.”

Appreciative Independent Adjuster
“In October 2016 Hurricane Matthew hit our club hard causing disruption and interference to membership play. Having a HMI professional, with experience in the Golf industry, on Site to view the damage gave us direction and expedited the process. The members as well as myself were thrilled with the process and the recovery work plans.”

Grateful Golf Course Manager

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