After Irma hit Central Georgia in September 2017, it took months for all the damage to be fully cleared and evaluated.
Driving around Fort Valley, you could see the widespread damage Irma left behind for pecan farmers.
Farmer Lawton Pearson said after heavy winds from Irma on September 11, they noticed fallen tree limbs and uprooted trees. He said 20 to 30 percent of his crops were lost.
"A lot of limbs like that are going to have to be cut up top. They're hanging and they won't fall on their own,” said Pearson.
He said instead of getting ready to harvest, they will be cleaning up and replanting. Pearson said it had been a rough year for his peaches and pecans after a tornado, a freeze, and tropical storm.
"We've been through tropical storms before. In 2004, we had one that knocked down some trees. But I don't know that the state of Georgia has seen this kind of damage from Valdosta all the way up to Macon in the pecan belt. It's pretty wide spread,” said Pearson.
He said it would take about a month to clean up the down limbs and trees.
He said even after a season full of bad weather, sometimes it is more helpful to be grateful for the trees that stood strong.