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Dan Joy, executive vice president and assistant to the president, gives a tour of Davey's Science, Employee Education and Development (SEED) Campus that will open in 2025. Dan takes us through the campus and shares information about each area, emphasizing how it will strengthen safety, training and research in the green industry. You can watch this podcast in video form to see the property come to life. Watch the YouTube video, Tour Davey's SEED Campus with Dan Joy.
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- Grove of white oaks and canopy walk (6:24)
- Estimated SEED campus completion date (7:20)
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- Using real-world training scenarios to advance safety (11:02)
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- Dan's feelings about the campus nearing completion (16:26) (16:56)
To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
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Check out our past Talking Trees SEED Campus episodes here, Progress at Davey's SEED Campus and Sustainability on Davey’s SEED Campus.
Connect with Davey Tree on social media:
Twitter: @DaveyTree
Facebook: @DaveyTree
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LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company
Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com.
Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com. We want to hear from you!
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Dan Joy, executive vice president and assistant to the president, gives a tour of Davey's Science, Employee Education and Development (SEED) Campus that will open in 2025. Dan takes us through the campus and shares information about each area, emphasizing how it will strengthen safety, training and research in the green industry. You can watch this podcast in video form to see the property come to life. Watch the YouTube video, Tour Davey's SEED Campus with Dan Joy.
In this episode we cover:
- An inside-scoop into the SEED planning process (2:27) (12:21)
- SEED training facilities (3:10)
- Grove of white oaks and canopy walk (6:24)
- Estimated SEED campus completion date (7:20)
- East research area (7:41)
- SEED golf course (8:51)
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- Davey bog (11:54)
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To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
Watch this tour on Davey's YouTube channel, Tour Davey's SEED Campus with Dan Joy.
To learn more about the SEED Campus, visit our webpage, Davey.com/SEED.
Check out our past Talking Trees SEED Campus episodes here, Progress at Davey's SEED Campus and Sustainability on Davey’s SEED Campus.
Connect with Davey Tree on social media:
Twitter: @DaveyTree
Facebook: @DaveyTree
Instagram: @daveytree
YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company
LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company
Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com.
Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com. We want to hear from you!
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In part one of this two-part episode, Zane Raudenbush, turf and herbicide specialist within the Davey Institute, shares his tips to set your lawn up for success this spring. In this episode we cover: Cool weather impacting spring lawn care (1:02) First thing to do in your lawn this spring (2:44) Garden weasels and biochar (4:08) (5:06) Soil temperatures (6:55) Dry, clay soil invigoration (8:24) Lawn fertilizers (11:37) (16:17) Bio stimulates fertilizers (14:21) (15:29) Soil testing (18:16) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. Listen to our Talking Trees with Davey Tree podcast episode about biochar and how it benefits landscapes, Why Biochar is Important & How it Can Be Used in the Landscape . To learn helpful fertilizing tips, read our blog, Grass Yellow After Fertilizing? Here’s How to Repair . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedMike Holleran from Davey's Wilmington, Delaware, office discusses how to make spring-flowering trees thrive, what diseases threaten them and some of his favorites. In this episode we cover: Flowering tree diseases (:45) Disease resilience (2:39) Treating flowering tree diseases (4:00) Fertilizing (5:20) Inspection from an arborist (8:27) Pruning (11:51) Mike's favorite spring-flowering plants (15:21) Witch hazel (15:37) Serviceberry (17:41) Redwood and dogwood (20:35) Okame cherry (26:04) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about caring for flowering trees, read our blogs, How To Care for Flowering Trees & Shrubs Year Round and Why You Should Fertilize Flowering Trees . To learn more about when your flowering tree will bloom, read out blog, When Do Flowering Trees Bloom in Spring, Including Fruit Trees . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
1 White Oaks: What to Know + Its Impacts on Wildlife 20:10
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedLou Meyer from Davey's mid-Atlantic region talks about all things white oak trees, including its acorn production, role in wildlife protection and significance to pop culture. In this episode we cover: Knowing the difference between different oak trees (:53) Growing differences between white and red oaks (2:01) Oak decline (3:29) The white oak's significance to Lou (4:19) Oak acorn production (6:22) White oak fast facts (8:45) White oaks in different parts of the United States (10:10) White oaks and wildlife (11:14) Do clients want to plant white oaks? (14:17) Storm damage impacting trees (15:57) White oaks in pop culture (17:41) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about the different types of oak trees, read our blog, Oak Tree Identification Guide . For more information on helping your trees recover from spring storm damage, read our blog, What to Do if a Storm Damaged My Tree? Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
Chrissy Balk, technical advisor with the Davey Institute, talks about fungal issues trees can experience in the spring, such as wood decay fungus and leaf diseases. Learn how to spot them as well as when they pose a threat to the tree versus when they are helpful to the tree. In this episode we cover: How do you know if a mushroom is good or bad? (0:51) Locations where fungus can grow (2:05) What happens if you see fungus on your tree? (4:25) Fungus growing on a wound (5:57) When should you call an arborist? (7:25) How to prevent wood decay fungus on trees (10:20) Mulching the wrong way (11:41) Leaf diseases (12:47) What does Chrissy do as a technical advisor with the Davey Institute? (16:32) How did Chrissy get involved in this career? (17:18) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about what to do about fungus growing near your tree, read our blog, What to do about Mushrooms Growing at the Base of Tree s. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedIzzy Christmann from Davey's Portland, Oregon, office talks about the western red cedar tree, including essential planting tips, the variety of sizes it can grow into and how it interacts with weather conditions in the Pacific Northwest. In this episode we cover: Western red cedar fast facts (:42-2:02) Current weather in Portland, OR (2:42) What to do with trees under stress (3:52) Deep root watering best practices (4:41) Seasonal weather patterns in the Pacific Northwest (5:46) Western red cedar sizes (6:42) Mulching trees in the Pacific Northwest (7:42) Fertilizing western red cedars (8:33) Planting schedule in Oregon (9:18) What size of western red cedars to plant (10:33) (12:15) Western red cedar pests (13:47) Izzy's journey to the green industry and Davey (14:48) (15:06) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more watering and mulching tips, read our blogs, What is Slow Watering of a Tree? and The Proper Way To Mulch Your Trees . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
Aaron Hoot from Davey's Dallas office shares spring planting tips to help kick off the spring, including the best native species to plant in his region as well as fertilization and watering tips. In this episode we cover: How to become successful at spring tree planting (:44) Aaron's favorite native species to plant (1:25) Planting season in Dallas (3:47) Watering during droughts (5:44) Mistletoe on trees (6:55) Hackberry trees (9:14) Spring fertilization (12:13) Wrapping newly planted trees (15:37) Planting mature or younger trees (16:49) Soils used in North Texas (18:51) Cutting container tree roots (21:49) Best tree watering practices (26:07) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more spring planting tips, read our blogs, Spring Ahead and Most Common Questions about Tree Care in Spring . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
1 Trees in Pop Culture! Movies, Comics, Songs & More 25:12
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedMike Cassidy from Davey's West Columbus office shares a list of tree appearances in pop culture, such as movies, comics, songs and more, which reminds us of the huge benefit trees play in our world. In this episode we cover: Trees have a larger space in our mind (1:17) Trees as creatures (2:44) Lord of the Rings (3:26) Maleficent (3:47) Guardians of the Galaxy (4:50) The Wizard of Oz (5:46) The Trees by Rush (6:40) Trees as obstacles (7:43) Harry Potter (7:52) Poltergeist (8:54) The Happening (10:04) Forests as a setting (11:52) Star Wars (11:58) Tarzan (14:15) (16:26) The Ritual (15:46) Trees used as allegory (17:36) The Giving Tree (17:41) Sleepy Hollow (18:48) Pan's Labyrinth (19:09) Trees as homes (20:05) Trolls (20:11) Keebler elf (21:15) Trees as a spiritual focus (21:35) Avatar (21:41) Swamp Thing (21:54) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
1 Spring Pruning Advice - What to Prune & What Not to Prune 19:04
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedDan Hager from Hartney Greymont, a Davey company, in Concord, shares his top spring pruning tips as well as different pruning tools and common pruning mistakes homeowners make. In this episode we cover: Pruning consultation and goals for plants (1:17) Not everything needs to be pruned (1:50) What a homeowner can prune vs what a professional should prune (3:00) Different pruning tools (3:56) The right saw to use for pruning (4:50) Biggest pruning mistakes homeowners make (6:30) What should not be pruned in the late winter/early spring (8:18) What's the best way for someone to learn how to prune? (11:10) Educating master gardeners about pruning apple trees (12:54) Importance of keeping tools clean (14:42) Other spring landscape pruning (16:30) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more spring pruning tips, read our blogs, Trimming Trees in Spring: Is It Okay to Trim Trees in Spring? and Fruit Tree Care in Early Spring . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
1 Bronze Birch Borer: What to Know + Its Impact on Trees 28:10
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedTyson Geldseth from Davey's Tacoma office shares information about bronze birch borer, including its fatal impact on trees and the steps you can take to minimize its effects on your landscape. In this episode we cover: Bronze birch borer (:43) The severity of bronze birch borer (2:44) Is it too late to treat a tree infected by bronze birch borer? (4:12) Preventative measures for bronze birch borer (7:15) The size of birch trees in the Northwest (9:10) The expense of tree permitting and regulations in Tyson's area (10:57) The expense of cutting down older trees (12:56) Calling a certified arborist to examine your property (15:17) How Tyson got into the tree industry (17:15) Emerald ash borer (21:38) EAB's estimated arrival in Washington state (23:10) Preparation for EAB (24:14) The feeling of providing client-focused solutions (25:50) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about bronze birch borer, visit our Insect & Disease Resource Center, Bronze Birch Borer Damage & Treatments | Davey Tree . To learn more about boring pests, read our blog, Tree Borers: Signs of Tree Boring Insects | Davey Tree . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
1 A Preview into Davey's Annual Training Program D.I.T.S. 17:30
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedHear from three students attending the Davey Institute of Trees Sciences (D.I.T.S.) program, Davey’s flagship training program in biological sciences, safety, tree and plant care and management techniques. Brandon Ponciano from Davey's Dallas office, Carl Myers from Davey's Loganville, GA office and Georges Bois from Davey's Burnaby, British Columbia office share their experience in the four-week program, including their key takeaways, being away from home for 30 days and the experience bonding with other employees and tree care professionals from all over North America. In this episode we cover: What has Brandon learned at D.I.T.S.? (:57) What has Carl learned at D.I.T.S.? (2:10) What has George learned at D.I.T.S.? (3:18) How is it being away from home for 30 days? (4:30) How does George plan on using his D.I.T.S. takeaways back home? (5:33) What was Brandon's reaction to being chosen from D.I.T.S.? (6:53) What is Brandon's favorite part about D.I.T.S.? (7:38) What are Carl's highlights from D.I.T.S.? (8:29) What is the importance of comradery and bonding at D.I.T.S.? (10:14) What has been challenging about D.I.T.S.? (10:53) R.J. Laverne (12:46) What are everyone's biggest takeaways from D.I.T.S.? (13:51) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about careers at Davey, visit Davey.com/Careers . To learn more about training at Davey, visit Davey.com/Training . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
1 Hawthorns: The Different Types + Common Diseases 19:59
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedLou Meyer from Davey's mid-Atlantic region shares information about green and Washington hawthorn trees, including what diseases they are susceptible to and how you can diversify your landscape by planting them. In this episode we cover: What are hawthorn trees? (:43) Does Lou see fire blight on hawthorns, and can it be controlled? (4:49) (5:14) How hard is rust to control on hawthorns? (5:51) What are green hawthorns? (7:02) (7:56) What are Washington hawthorns? (10:44) Are hawthorns common in mid-Atlantic landscapes? (13:56) The importance of educating clients about new species to add to their landscape (14:48) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. Listen to this Talking Trees Podcast episode, Importance of Diversity in the Landscape and Planting to Replace , to learn more about diversifying your landscape. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
1 How to Plant Bare Root, B&B and Container Trees + Pros & Cons 20:06
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedEmily Mumford from Davey's South St. Paul office shares the scoop on bare root, balled and burlapped (B&B) and container trees, including the pros and cons of each and how to plant them effectively. In this episode we cover: What are bare root trees? (:53) How to plant bare root trees (3:18) (4:42) What are container trees? (6:14) What to do if your container tree has girdling roots (7:21) Additional planting tips for container trees (11:10) Pros of B&B trees (12:54) Planting B&B trees (14:53) (15:31) How do you decide which of the three trees is best to plant? (16:06) Emily's career journey (17:42) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn additional tree planting tips, read our blog, Tree Planting Guide: 3 Methods of Planting Trees or watch our two-part YouTube video series, How to Plant a Tree: Part 1 and How to Plant a Tree: Part 2 . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
1 How to Care for Young & Newly Planted Trees this Winter! 19:03
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedSean Zieche from Davey's Glen Ellyn office explains what you can do to preserve newly planted and young trees this winter to help them thrive in the spring. In this episode we cover: What can you do if your tree is affected by winter weather? (1:05) Should you mulch young trees during cold temperatures? (2:15) What to do before winter arrives (3:26) The difference between maintaining a newly planted small vs big tree (4:03) Snow cover in Illinois (7:43) Can you apply anti-desiccant spray in cold temperatures? (9:08) The factors that impact a young tree's development (9:49) The importance of planting a tree correctly (11:18) Why biochar is a great planting tool (13:48) How to know if trees planted in the fall made it to the spring (15:14) How long should you wait to help your trees in the spring? (16:28) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about protecting young trees from cold temps, read our blogs, How To Protect Newly Planted Trees From Frost and Winter Tree Pruning: Young Trees, Fruit Trees, Spring Flowering Trees. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedJon Schmidt from Davey's safety team shares how he is emphasizing the importance of new, innovative safety measures throughout all of Davey's service lines. In this episode we cover: What does Jon do in his role as program manager for human and organizational performance? (:36) (4:57) How did Jon's research influence safety practices at Davey? (2:30) (11:26) Who does Jon work closely with in his role? (4:27) Satisfying work (5:27) Getting people to share thoughts on safety? (6:00) How does Jon build trust with crewmembers about safety measures? (6:55) (7:41) How Jon got to his current role (8:53) What is human performance training? (12:08) What does Jon get out of his job? (14:20) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about Davey's culture of safety, visit this webpage, Safety Culture | Davey Tree . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
1 Winter Pruning: Maintain Your Trees During Cold Months 16:36
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedNick Bates from Davey's Long Island office shares the importance of winter pruning and how to do so correctly and efficiently. In this episode we cover: Why is it important to prune trees this time of year? (:41) (15:11) How does weather affect pruning? (2:07) Is there a correct way to explain pruning? (2:57) Why you should let professionals prune your trees (4:29) Using the right tools and preventing diseases (6:17) The proper way to prune a branch (7:48) Can black knot disease be cut out? (9:28) How Nick got to Davey (12:48) Are there certain species that are easier to prune? (14:13) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about winter pruning, read our blog, Winter Tree Pruning: Young Trees, Fruit Trees, Spring Flowering Trees. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Michael Spaulding from Davey's Portland, OR office talks about what post winter storm tree work looks like for arborists, including how Michael and his team handled Portland's January 2024 winter storm. In this episode we cover: What post storm work looks like for an arborist (0:39) Setting up priority (3:11) Powerlines (4:49) Being a counselor to clients (6:11) Insurance (8:41) Task priority management (9:54) Wrapping up the storm work (15:55) How it feels to help clients with storm cleanup work (17:07) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn about how to prepare your trees for winter storm season, read our blog, Your Backyard Tree Checklist for the Winter Storm Season . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Michael Spaulding from Davey's Portland, OR office talks about what an arborist does to prepare for winter storms and what homeowners can do to help, as well as how Portland's January 2024 storm affected Davey's office, clients and trees in the area. In this episode we cover: What does an arborist do to prepare for a winter storm? (0:40) (5:33) How long can storm work take? (2:09) Portland's January 2024 storm (3:22) (7:48) What homeowners can do before a storm (6:37) Annual visits with an arborist (8:33) How Michael became an arborist (10:53) What Michael loves about his job (12:35) Portland's season (13:36) Lasting effects from Portland's January 2024 storm (15:05) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about preparing for winter storms, read our blog, Your Backyard Tree Checklist for the Winter Storm Season . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Can Tree Roots Freeze? - Here's How to Protect Them 16:18
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedBen Cuddeback from Davey's Northwest Detroit office shares signs that your tree's roots are being affected by freezing temperatures and how to protect them this winter, as well as what you can do in the spring to set them up for the next winter. In this episode we cover: Is snow a good insulator for roots? (0:41) Roots freezing (1:26) Mulching in the winter (2:24) Watering in the winter (2:43) Droughts and floods (3:17) Signs of tree root damage (4:34) Are young trees more susceptible? (5:33) Can older trees recover better than young trees? (6:01) Declining trees in Detroit (6:32) Diverse trees to plant (8:23) Windbreaks (9:37) Ben's way to keep deer out (11:40) How to protect tree roots in the winter (12:40) Fertilizing after a tough winter (14:13) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about tree roots freezing, read our blog, What Happens If Tree Roots Freeze? Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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David Horvath from Davey's Lake Bluff office shares how you should be caring for your evergreens and shrubs in the winter to help ensure they'll thrive once spring comes back around! In this episode we cover: First thing that comes to mind for evergreen and shrub care in the winter (0:39) Anti-desiccants (1:11) Importance of reading the labels (3:55) What was Chicago's season like this year? (4:58) Should you be watering in the winter? (6:28) Snow loading (7:30) Mulching and fertilizing this time of year (8:59) What other work is done in the winter? (10:01) Shrub pruning advice (10:57) Right pruning tools (12:32) Inspecting the landscape in the winter (14:07) "Arbor Lane" (14:43) Why David enjoys his job (15:32) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about evergreen care in the winter, read our blogs, Winter Watering for Evergreens: What You Need to Know , When to Fertilize Evergreens: Should You Fertilize Evergreens in the Winter and Should I Wrap Trees for Winter Protection? To learn about salt tolerant evergreens, read our blog, Salt Tolerant Evergreen Trees (By Zone) . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Black Gum: Why it's Popular & the Various Names 21:04
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedLou Meyer from Davey's mid-Atlantic region talks all things black gum trees, including the different names the tree goes by and the numerous benefits the species provides to a homeowner's landscape. In this episode we cover: Black gum vs Sweetgum trees (1:03) Why do people love black gums? (2:45) (10:30) Black gum's seasonal colors (3:49) Are black gums historically underused in landscapes? (6:03) Ways to protect smaller black gum trees (8:56) (10:10) Black gum's name origin (11:56) Why should you plant a black gum tree? (19:08) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn about black gum pests, read our blog, Tree Pest (Insect): Black Twig Borer. Check out our recent tree-specific episodes here, Black Walnut: Is it True You Can't Grow Underneath Them? and Blue Spruce: Why it's Struggling & How to Help. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 How Emerald Ash Borer is Affecting Wood Waste 15:55
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedGail Nozal from Davey Resource Group and Mike Dye from Davey's Twin Cities Wood Products office discuss how emerald ash borer (EAB) has caused a significant increase in wood waste in the area. In this episode we cover: EAB in Minnesota (:46) What happens with affected ash trees? (1:30) (2:32) What should you do with your tree if it is affected? (3:17) Are there concerns of EAB spreading once infected trees are cut down? (4:05) What is a biomass plant? (5:01) Are facilities being overrun with material as a result of trees dying? (5:43) What species are being planted to replace ash trees? (7:29) Does invasive jumping worm affect mulch processing? (9:00) Are ash tree populations reviving? (10:23) How do you treat EAB? (11:45) (12:06) What other changes has Mike seen as a result of EAB? (12:46) Are there any positives we can take away from EAB? (13:54) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about EAB and EAB treatment, read our blogs, The 101 on Emerald Ash Borer and How To Dispose Of Dead Ash Trees (Even If They Have EAB) . Visit Davey's Twin Cities Wood Products website to learn more about their services here. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Blue Spruce: Why it's Struggling & How to Help 15:28
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedJay Judd from Davey's East Denver office shares information about the blue spruce tree, including how factors such as climate change and native pests are impacting these trees. In this episode we cover: What is the blue spruce? (:43) How is Colorado's climate affecting the blue spruce? (1:25) Is the blue spruce still being planted? (4:55) What other issues is the blue spruce dealing with? (6:46) (8:43) (10:19) Should you cut down a blue spruce if it is infected? (7:50) What other trees can you plant in Colorado? (11:19) How Jay got into his job and how he works with clients (12:44) (13:08) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about the blue spruce, read our blog, Do I Have a Blue Spruce Tree? Watch this Talking Trees video to learn how you can effectively take care of your trees in Colorado here, How To Care For Trees In Colorado . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Eric Countryman from Davey's East Pittsburgh office discusses best practices for winterizing your landscape to help ensure it will thrive in spring and summer. In this episode we cover: How have drought conditions impacted trees on the East Coast? (:52) (1:38) How to winterize maple trees (2:34) (4:11) What material does Eric use to winterize trees? (4:54) How to prepare evergreens for the winter (5:48) (6:42) How to water trees and plants during the winter (8:34) Winter tree prep tips (9:11) What should you do with your perennial gardens during the winter? (10:20) Can you plant trees during the winter? (13:05) Top planting mistakes people make (14:58) (16:37) Is it too late to fertilize your trees? (17:19) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more winter landscape prep tips, read our blogs, Tree Care Checklist: How to Keep Trees Healthy This Winter and 5 Smart Steps for a Winter-Ready Landscape. Check out a past Talking Trees episode about winter landscape prep here, Why It's Important to Prepare Your Trees and Gardens for Winter and Should You be Watering in the Winter? Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Dan Joy, executive vice president and assistant to the president, gives a tour of Davey's Science, Employee Education and Development (SEED) Campus that will open in 2025. Dan takes us through the campus and shares information about each area, emphasizing how it will strengthen safety, training and research in the green industry. You can watch this podcast in video form to see the property come to life. Watch the YouTube video, Tour Davey's SEED Campus with Dan Joy . In this episode we cover: An inside-scoop into the SEED planning process (2:27) (12:21) SEED training facilities (3:10) Grove of white oaks and canopy walk (6:24) Estimated SEED campus completion date (7:20) East research area (7:41) SEED golf course (8:51) Non-energized utility lines (9:40) Using real-world training scenarios to advance safety (11:02) Davey bog (11:54) Tree research plantation (13:56) Gold LEED certification (14:59) Dan's feelings about the campus nearing completion (16:26) (16:56) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. Watch this tour on Davey's YouTube channel, Tour Davey's SEED Campus with Dan Joy . To learn more about the SEED Campus, visit our webpage, Davey.com/SEED . Check out our past Talking Trees SEED Campus episodes here, Progress at Davey's SEED Campus and Sustainability on Davey’s SEED Campus. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Gift Natural Holiday Wreaths this Season - Mickman Brothers, a Davey company 19:13
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedDennis Zerwas Jr., Commercial Landscape Services (CLS) advertising and promotions manager from Mickman Brothers, a Davey company, shares the inside scoop on the company's holiday wreath-making process and how you can buy your own! In this episode we cover: How did Mickman's Brothers begin making wreaths? (:43) Is right now a busy time for wreath-making? (1:57) How big are the wreaths? (3:55) What are some characteristics of each wreath? (5:06) What is Dennis' favorite wreath? (6:50) How are the wreaths made? (7:27) How long do wreaths last? (9:07) Mickman holiday centerpieces and living trees (11:21) What is the ordering process like? (14:22) (17:27) How many wreaths are Mickman Brothers producing in a season? (15:52) How does Dennis feel about spreading holiday cheer? (16:42) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To purchase Mickman wreaths, centerpieces, living trees and more, visit HolidayWreathShop.com . For more information on corporate gifting, visit the Mickman Brother's Corporate Gifting Program website. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Black Walnut: Is it True You Can't Grow Underneath Them? 17:45
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedIn this episode, Lou Meyer from Davey's mid-Atlantic region shares information about black walnut trees, including if black walnuts are edible and what specific plants you can grow under these trees. In this episode we cover: What are black walnut trees? (1:18) What is black walnut dye? (2:45) Do people eat black walnuts? (4:09) (6:10) How big do black walnut trees get? (7:25) Do black walnut trees have pests? (8:04) Are there any treatments for thousand cankers disease? (9:25) Can you plant something under a black walnut tree? (9:51) What can you grow under a black walnut tree? (14:33) Have educational institutions and extension agencies accepted this idea? (15:24) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To hear more of Lou's expertise on Talking Trees, listen to his other podcast appearances, Managing Nature - Storms, Fluctuating Temperatures and Pests and How You Can Successfully Grow Trees in Containers. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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In this episode, Natascha Batchelor from Hartney Greymont, a Davey company, in Cape Cod, shares advice on what homeowners should do with their leaves when they begin to fall on their landscapes. In this episode we cover: What should you do with leaves on your landscape? (1:30) (2:49) (15:24) What do leaves become when they are broken down? (4:03) What leaves are easy and difficult to deal with? (6:20) What leaves should you get rid of on your property? (6:54) Natascha's favorite trees for fall color (8:12) How Natascha educates clients about issues facing their landscapes (9:45) What is a resistograph? (11:00) How Natascha got into this field (12:40) How Natascha builds relationships with clients (12:58) Natascha's opinion on planting memorial trees (14:12) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about how you can manage fallen leaves on your property, read our blogs, The Best Way To Clean Up Leaves (Even In A Large Yard), Managing Fallen Leaves In Your Yard and Compost Shredded, Dry Leaves To Get These Leaf Compost Benefits Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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In this episode, Mike Cassidy from Davey's West Columbus office talks all about deer damage and how we can try to safely protect our trees. In this episode we cover: Why are we seeing more deer? (1:06) Plants that deer might not eat (2:12) What size trees do deer typically rub on? (4:20) What can you do to protect trees? (4:56) Most eaten plants? (7:46) Motion sprinklers (9:32) Sonic deer repeller (9:58) Clients' frustration (11:40) Fishing line (14:00) How Mike became an arborist (14:38) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about protecting your landscape from deer, watch our YouTube video, How To Protect Trees from Deer and Wildlife , or read our blogs, Keep Deer from Rubbing Antlers on Trees and Fix Damaged Trees and How to Protect & Repair Trees from Animals: Deer, Rabbits, Squirrels . To learn more about trees deer may avoid, read our blog, Best Fast Growing, Deer Resistant Trees . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Are You Fertilizing & Planting Your Trees This Fall? 23:07
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedIn this episode, Madison Law, sales and service coordinator from Davey's South Houston office, discusses how fall fertilization and planting can help cultivate and preserve your landscape throughout the year. In this episode we cover: Why do you need to fertilize your trees? (:48) What is the best fertilization method for trees? (1:33) (2:10) When is Madison's favorite time of the year to fertilize, and how often should you fertilize your trees? (3:00) What fertilizers do Madison use in her job? (5:01) Fall planting season (5:48) Planting trees too deep (6:23) How to identify an above-grade area to plant your trees in (7:25) How to properly plant container trees (8:16) What should healthy soil look like before planting your trees? (9:18) Proper mulching and composting practices (12:08) How can you improve soil quality before planting trees? (13:22) How to prevent planting the wrong trees in the wrong places (14:35) (15:44) What size tree should you buy before planting? (17:14) Are trees supposed to be staked? (18:30) (19:27) What trees should not be planted in the Houston area? (20:13) Madison's favorite part of her job (21:29) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more general and fall tree planting tips, read our blogs, When Is It Too Late to Plant a Tree in Fall? and Tree Planting Guide: 3 Methods of Planting Trees. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Top Five Lawn Mistakes + Fall Lawn Care PART TWO 23:30
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedIn part two of this two-part episode, Zane Raudenbush, turf and herbicide specialist within the Davey Institute, shares fall lawn care tips to help homeowners maintain and prep their yards for cooler weather. In this episode we cover: Why is it important for homeowners to take care of their lawns in the fall? (:33) What can homeowners first do to take care of their lawns for the fall? (1:59) Do homeowners use a different fertilizer in the fall? (2:58) Is pH important for grass? (4:57) How long does it take for pH to change? (7:43) Reseeding and seeding lawns in the fall (8:46) How do you know if you have high quality seeds? (10:48) (11:38) What prep work should homeowners do before seeding? (13:36) How can you plan seed watering with weather patterns and other factors? (18:56) Zane's opinion on aerating (19:53) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about fertilizing, overseeding and aeration best practices, read our blogs, Should I Fertilize My Lawn In The Fall? Yes! Here’s Why And How, and Lawn Aeration and Overseeding Aftercare. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Top Five Lawn Mistakes + Fall Lawn Care PART ONE 21:00
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedIn part one of this two-part episode, Zane Raudenbush, turf and herbicide specialist within the Davey Institute, discusses the five common mistakes homeowners may be making with their lawns and what they can do instead. In this episode we cover: Overview of common lawn mistakes (:58) How summer weather has impacted lawns (1:59) Improper mowing techniques (2:23) Frequency of cutting a lawn (5:04) Best safety practices with lawn tools (7:26) Mechanical damage from ride-on lawn mowers (8:33) Overuse of in-ground sprinkler systems (11:18) (14:07) Importance of examining soil (14:51) (16:52) Importance of recognizing the different areas of your lawn (17:52) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about lawn care maintenance tips, read our blog, Seasonal Guide to Lawn Care. To learn more about soil maintenance practices, read our blog, How to Fix Oversaturated Soil. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Sequoias vs Redwoods: Battle of the California Natives 19:49
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedJoe Berg, district manager of Davey's East Bay office, discusses the differences between two of California's most recognized species, the Sequoia and the Redwood trees. Berg also touches on how the East Bay Davey office has worked with both species. In this episode we cover: Sequoias vs Redwoods (:40) How can you tell the difference between Sequoias and Redwoods? (1:48) Do both trees grow very tall? (2:44) (14:42) Would you plant either tree as a landscape tree? (3:24) Are people respectful of the size of both trees? (4:16) What to do if a Redwood is growing into another property (5:23) (6:31) How Davey's East Bay office works on both trees (7:30) Sequoia fungal disease (9:25) How much fertilizer is used for each tree? (10:55) How droughts affect each tree (12:10) How do droughts affect the arboricultural industry? (13:12) Understanding the fascination with Redwoods (15:33) How Joe got to his current role (16:19) What does Joe get out of this job? (17:49) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about caring for redwoods, read our blog, How to Tell if a Redwood Tree is Dying (And If You Can Save It). To learn more about tree property disputes, read our blog, Can My Neighbor Force Me to Cut Down or Trim My Trees? , or watch our YouTube video, Who Owns This Tree? Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Why End-of-Summer Tree Checks are Important 19:13
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedAs National Tree Check Month comes to a close, Jason Hayes, district manager of Davey's Southeast Seattle office, shares tips on how you can properly inspect trees affected by pests and changes in the weather. In this episode we cover: What invasive species are in the Seattle region? (:41) How do we stop invasive species? (1:26) How does having a diverse landscape combat invasive species? (1:53) What are stewartia trees? (2:35) Seattle's summer weather (3:58) Is Seattle's climate the most ideal for growing trees? (4:51) Importance of inspecting the tree canopy (5:51) Do Seattle trees experience heat stress? (6:48) Best watering practices to combat heat stress (8:36) How to check for tree pests and diseases (11:05) (12:02) When is the best time to fertilize your trees? (12:51) Jason's Davey journey (13:56) Cabling and bracing trees (16:15) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more tree inspection best practices and common spring and summer pests, read our blogs, Most Common Questions about Summer Tree Care and Identifying Common Spring and Summer Tree Insects (Pests). Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 How You Can Successfully Grow Trees in Containers 17:46
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedLou Meyer, business development manager for Davey's Mid-Atlantic region, explains the practice of growing trees in containers and how you can ensure these trees thrive in your small landscape. In this episode we cover: Why do we use containers to grow some trees? (1:26) What trees can you grow in containers? (2:35) (7:04) (9:04) What are some of the planters made out of? (3:38) What do you fill the planters with? (4:28) The emotional impact of trees (10:31) Watering trees in a container (11:37) Fertilizing trees in a container (12:44) (13:09) Mulching trees in a container (14:57) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about the best trees to plan in containers, read our blog, Can You Grow Evergreens In A Container? To learn more about soil care for potted trees and plants, read our blog, How to Refresh Potted Plants by Changing Soil. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 How Trees React to Shifts in Weather Patterns 20:04
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedJames Steffel, plant health care coordinator for Davey's North Minneapolis office, discusses how rapidly changing temperature and precipitation patterns can impact your trees. In this episode we cover: Shifts in the weather in Minneapolis (:38) How long has Minneapolis been in a drought? (2:03) Heavy rainfall periods in Minneapolis (2:52) Minneapolis temperature patterns (4:13) How are trees reacting to these weather pattern changes? (5:10) Wood-boring insects and weather pattern changes (6:45) What can we do to prevent weather pattern changes from impacting our trees? (8:16) Emerald ash borer in Minneapolis (10:02) The importance of a diverse tree canopy (11:18) What James does in his role (12:39) What are humates? (15:14) Why is this job right for James? (16:57) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about swings in weather patterns, visit our Climate Change page , and read our blog, Climate Facing Trees For U.S. Metropolitan Areas. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Battery-Powered Tools: Advancing Sustainability at Davey 14:41
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedIn honor of Davey's Stewardship Week, Noah Pechatsko, environmental program specialist at the Davey Institute, discusses the long-term benefits of using battery-powered tools and how Davey is making this switch. In this episode we cover: Battery-powered tools vs gas-powered tools (:47) Do Davey arborists carry gas-powered tools? (2:22) Charging battery-powered tools and having backups (2:53) How many years do battery-powered tools last? (3:53) The environmental benefits of using battery-powered tools (4:46) Challenges of converting to battery-powered tools (5:50) Are battery-powered tools widely accepted? (6:26) What does Noah do with the Davey Institute? (7:29) How Noah got into this job (7:51) (8:12) What other battery-powered tools do Davey arborists use? (8:31) State laws and gas-powered tools (9:08) Will Davey eventually switch to all battery-powered tools? (10:08) (10:41) What battery voltage does Davey use? (11:17) Noah's reaction to helping advance environmental sustainability at Davey (12:42) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more on how Davey is using battery powered tools, read our blog, Taking Charge with Battery-Powered Equipment. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Lou Meyer, business development manager for Davey's Mid-Atlantic region, joins Talking Trees to discuss why sugar maple trees are loved by arborists and tree lovers alike. Meyer also touches on sugar maple pests, different sugar maple variables and how sugar maples produce maple syrup. In this episode we cover: Why do arborists love the sugar maple? (:49) Making space for a sugar maple in your yard (1:54) How are climate patterns affecting sugar maple populations? (2:35) Can sugar maples be treated if infected by Ambrosia beetles? (5:43) Are sugar maples still being planted in the Mid-Atlantic region? (7:08) Sugar maple variables (7:37) How do sugar maples produce maple syrup? (9:23) Maple cream pies (11:53) Can maple trees be pruned while they are sapping? (12:33) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about sugar maple sapping and pests/diseases, read our blogs, Tapping Doesn’t Seriously Damage Maple Trees (But Don't Plug Holes ) and What Disease Is Killing My Maple Tree. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 How Emerald Ash Borer is Making its Way Out West 19:22
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedScott Gardner, district manager at Davey's Vancouver, British Columbia, office joins Talking Trees to discuss the recent emerald ash borer (EAB) sightings that have plagued multiple Canadian municipalities and parts of the United States. In this episode we cover: Vancouver's climate (:48) Has emerald ash borer (EAB) reached Vancouver? (1:38) Scott's first experience with EAB (3:01) EAB prevention measures (4:15) Scott's EAB treatment recommendations (5:44) How are Candian municipalities using ash trees? (6:53) Scott's initial reaction to hearing about EAB in Vancouver (8:52) Have affected areas been able to remove trees infected by EAB? (11:30) Which trees can replace those that were infected by EAB? (12:28) Which trees would Scott like to plant in Vancouver? (13:57) When do you remove a tree infected by EAB? (15:33) Can EAB be slowed down? (17:09) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about emerald ash borer, read our blogs, Protect Your Ash Trees: Spot the Early Signs of EAB and The 101 on Emerald Ash Borer . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Nick St. Sauveur, district manager of Cortese Tree Experts, a Davey company, in Knoxville, TN, discusses the practice of air spading and how it can help improve soil quality and health. In this episode we cover: What is air spading? (:41) Can a tree of any size be air spaded? (1:12) Air spading and volcano mulching (2:40) What does an air spade look like? (3:14) How much soil comes out of air spading a big tree affected by soil compaction? (4:02) Where do you look at a tree for compaction stress? (5:03) Tool that tests soil compaction (6:22) What does a property look like two years after air spading? (6:56) Is it harder or easier to air spade maple trees? (7:46) How can you improve soil quality? (8:20) What can you use to improve compacted soil? (9:25) How long have Nick and Cortese used biochar? (10:36) Are biochar and compost mixed or added separately? (11:35) General tree health and fertilization (12:00) Can homeowners do soil tests? (13:39) Deep root fertilizing injections (14:59) What's the most fun Nick has in his job? (15:54) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about compacted soil and soil quality, read our blogs, How to Tell if Soil is Compacted Around Trees and What to Do and Why Soil Care Is Important For Your Trees. To learn more about biochar, watch our How to Improve Soil Health with Biochar YouTube video. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 How Beech Leaf Disease Is Impacting the Eastern United States 15:14
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedDan Hager, district manager of Concord's Hartney Greymont office, a Davey company, discusses the origins of Beech Leaf Disease (BLD) and how it is infecting beech trees in the Eastern United States. Hager also discusses treatment options for BLD and research that is being done to understand the disease in more detail. In this episode we cover: When did Dan first hear about BLD? (:40) How do you know if a beech tree has been infected with BLD? (1:05) How does BLD impact trees? (1:36) (1:57) How can you help a tree infected by BLD? (2:17) Can treatment help a tree fight back against BLD? (3:52) (5:03) Where are we seeing BLD? (5:41) The feeling of seeing trees infected by BLD (6:06) BLD research and next steps (6:55) The importance of a diverse landscape (7:51) How many tree pests has Dan seen in his career? (8:48) Has Dan seen spotted lanternfly in his area? (9:42) How Dan got started in arboriculture (10:33) When do clients call Dan for a solution or treatment? (11:24) The importance of catching BLD early (12:09) Solutions and treatments for BLD (12:31) The feeling of helping clients with treatments and solutions (13:18) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about BLD, read our blog, Is Beech Leaf Disease Impacting Your Trees and listen to our other Talking Trees with Davey Tree episode, What is Beech Leaf Disease? Learn the Signs. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Help Your Trees Battle this Summer's Heat Wave 19:36
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedJosh Leo, manager of business development for Davey's Detroit market, discusses how the recent extreme heat can affect trees and what can be done to help them stay healthy during the rising summer temperatures. In this episode we cover: How is the summer heat impacting Josh? (:37) How is the heat impacting trees? (:53) How do you know how much water to put on your trees? (1:48) Climate change and temperature patterns (3:24) Signs of tree damage due to hot temperatures (4:18) How mulching can help trees power through the heat (4:58) Volcano mulching and its impact on trees (6:33) Josh's preferred mulching method (8:03) Can drip irrigation help trees? (9:25) How can Gator bags help trees? (10:25) What can you do for your trees when there is a lack of rain? (11:35) (13:33) Why is it important to have an arborist examine your trees? (14:32) How Josh got to Davey (15:50) What Josh does in his current role (17:35) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about summer tree care tips, read our blogs, Tree Care Checklist: How To Keep Trees Healthy This Summer and How To Help Trees & Plants During An Unexpected Heat Wave. To learn more about mulching best practices and tips, read our blog, The Proper Way to Mulch Your Trees. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 How This Year's Dual Cicada Emergence is Impacting Your Trees 16:42
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedAlec Hall, sales arborist from Davey's St. Louis West office, discusses the impact of this year's historical dual cicada emergence and how you can protect your trees if they were damaged. In this episode we cover: St. Louis' cicada problem (0:33) 2024 dual cicada emergence (0:56) The impact of the dual cicada emergence (1:47) (2:02) How do cicadas impact trees? (2:43) When do cicada eggs hatch? (3:58) How to treat trees with cicada damage (4:39) How smaller trees are impacted by cicada damage (7:00) Initial reaction to historical cicada emergence (7:57) Cicada predators (9:25) How to fertilize a tree damaged by cicadas (9:52) (11:16) How Alec got to Davey Tree (12:00) What Alec does in his role (13:06) How Alec feels being able to help others (14:04) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about cicadas, read our blogs, Do Cicadas Damage Or Eat Trees? and How To Protect Your Trees From The Periodical Cicadas in 2024. To learn about other tree pests, listen to our Talking Trees episode, Spotted Lanternfly and Other Pests to Watch for. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Why International Society of Arboriculture Certifications are Important 15:44
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedRyan Gustafon, district manager of Davey's South Minneapolis office, talks about Interntional Society of Arboriculture (ISA) certifications and his involvement in the Minnesota Society of Arboriculture (MSA) chapter. In this episode we cover: What is an ISA (International Society of Arboriculture) certified arborist? (:44) ISA certified arborists' code of ethics (1:57) Taking the ISA certification test (3:07) Local ISA chapters and involvement (3:59) What does the Minnesota Society of Arboriculture (MSA) do? (4:21) MSA tree climbing competition (5:04) Continued education on new arborist practices (7:25) Minnesota tree pests (8:16) (8:46) Emerald ash borer and its effects (9:34) Additional arborist certifications (11:24) How do you become an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist? (12:39) Rewards of being an arborist (13:34) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about why it's important to hire a certified arborist, watch our YouTube videos, Why Hire A Certified Arborist and TCIA & ISA Accreditation: Hiring A Tree Company . To learn more about ISA certifications, visit the International Society of Arboriculture's Certification and Credentials page . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Drought Stress and Spiraling Decline of Trees 20:48
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedMatthew Scott, sales arborist at Davey's Raleigh office, discusses drought stress and the steps you can take to help your plants during drought season. In this episode we cover: Drought stress in North Carolina (:38) How to identify drought stress on trees (1:06) Solutions for drought stress (2:53) Can you use these solutions on existing trees? (3:36) Watering larger trees (4:36) How mulch helps trees during drought stress (6:15) Drought history in North Carolina (7:17) The long-term impact of droughts (8:35) How droughts affect dogwoods (9:37) What is the spiral of decline? (10:40) How weather impacts planting (13:03) What to plant during a drought (14:40) Tree risk assessment and drought stress (16:18) How Matthew got his start in the tree industry (17:57) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about how you can help your plants during a drought, read our blogs, How to Keep Your Landscape Resilient During Seasonal Summer Drought and How To Pick The Right Trees For Drought-Prone Landscapes. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Nate Conn, district manager at Davey's North Central Wood Products office in Lombard, Ill., discusses all things mulch and biochar, including how Davey is producing both. In this episode we cover: What is North Central Wood Products? (:44) Forms mulch comes in (1:25) How is mulch processed? (2:12) (3:04) Can you use any biomass to make mulch? (4:14) How do tress and other biomass end up looking like much? (4:49) Different types of mulch and their functions (6:16) (8:15) (9:46) Premium mulch and plant health benefits (10:55) Volcano mulch and its risks (12:16) Do landscapers take note of the risks of volcano mulch? (13:38) (14:29) Are colored mulches okay for trees? (16:32) Most popular mulch colors (18:46) How Nate got into his role (19:26) Benefits of using biochar (20:05) How Nate is creating biochar (23:23) What is a Pyrolysis rotational drum (PRD)? (24:27) What does biochar look like? (27:49) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To see Davey's North Central Wood Products office in action, watch our YouTube video, Davey Commercial Premium Mulch Production & Delivery Services . To learn more about mulch and biochar, read our blogs, What Type of Mulch to Choose: Mulch Selection Guide and Davey SoilCare®: How to Improve Soil Health with Biochar. To learn more about mulching around trees, watch our YouTube video, Tips on How to Mulch Around Trees & Common Mistakes. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 How to Save Your Trees Before Starting Backyard Construction Projects 20:35
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedTaylor Judd, sales arborist with Davey's East Denver office, talks about the importance of tree care and preservation before beginning backyard construction projects. In this episode we cover: Late spring Colorado snow (:40) How construction projects affect trees (1:55) Handling neighbor disputes with trees and construction projects (3:49) Dealing with astroturf on trees' roots (6:19) (8:33) Brick wall construction and tree roots (10:59) Using Phosphonate for tree care (13:38) How do Colorado residents take care of their trees (14:58) (16:04) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about how you can take care of your trees, check out our blog, Tree Care Checklist: How To Keep Trees Healthy This Summer. To learn more about knowing who owns trees along property lines, watch our YouTube video, Who Owns This Tree . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Spotted Lanternfly and Other Pests to Watch for 21:23
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedMike Holleran from Davey's Wilmington, Delaware, office talks about spotted lanternfly (SLF) and other pests affecting his office and how they can best be treated. In this episode we cover: Spotted lanternfly (SLF) (0:40) When SLF reached Delaware (1:36) SLF damage (2:22) Tree of Heaven (3:27) SLF treatment (4:57) (6:47) How long SLF was a major pest in Delaware (6:00) SLF peak (8:28) Emerald ash borer (EAB) (9:39) Crape myrtle bark scale (10:15) Tree and shrub maintenance (11:50) Least toxic tree care approach and insect growth regulators (12:26) Beech leaf disease (BLD) and how it's treated (15:04) Michael's stories from the forest (18:11) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about SLF, EAB, BLD, crape myrtle bark scale and other pests and diseases, visit our Insect & Disease Issues blog page . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Why Trees Fail - Environmental Factors & Things We Do 27:35
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedRob Dallmann from Davey's Annapolis office talks about the reasons why a tree could fall and how arborists have to be "history detectives." In this episode we cover: A fallen tree in Rob's neighborhood (0:44) Looking at the history of the scenery (1:11) Events that can contribute to a tree falling (4:33) The importance of an arborist looking at your trees for expert opinions (7:43) How homeowners contribute to a tree falling (11:42) Treating your trees like your pets (14:15) How environmental factors play a role (14:56) Oak decline (16:26) The importance of tree diversity (19:55) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Learn About Ecotherapy from a Certified Forest Therapy Guide 19:55
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedChelsi Abbott, a technical advisor and education specialist at the Davey Institute (and Certified Forest Therapy Guide), talks about ecotherapy, also known as forest bathing, including how to do it and its benefits. In this episode we cover: What is ecotherapy? (0:53) What a Certified Forest Therapy Guide does (1:45) How long does forest bathing take? (4:19) What the forest gives (5:46) Garden Meditation Day (6:38) Why Chelsi is a guide (8:22) How Chelsi became a guide (10:00) Finding yourself in nature (11:09) Forest bathing tips (12:52) Fungi and forest bathing (13:55) The goal of forest bathing (16:13) What Chelsi gets out of forest bathing (17:17) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about the benefits of trees and nature, check out our blog, The Endless Ways Planting a Tree Can Benefit You . To learn more about the best times to prune, read our blog, When is the Best Time to Prune Trees? Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 How Home Runs Help Plant Trees: Partnership with the Cleveland Guardians 14:50
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedSandee Reid, Davey’s vice president of corporate communications and strategic planning, talks about Davey’s partnership with the Cleveland Guardians and why reestablishing the tree canopy is so important. In this episode we cover: What is Swing for the Trees? (0:46) Which trees are planted through the program? (1:18) Where are the trees planted? (2:00) How the partnership began (2:32) Earth Week Sponsorship (3:42) Sandee's ceremonial first pitch (5:28) Why the Guardians? (5:45) Davey's other sports partnerships (6:50) Davey's excitement for home runs and plantings (7:40) When plantings occur (8:23) The importance of tree canopies (9:07) The legacy of trees (10:05) Sandee's Davey Tree journey (11:56) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about the Swing for the Trees partnership, read our press releases about the program . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 How Preventative Healthcare for Your Trees Can Save Them 24:50
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedAaron Hoot from Davey's Dallas office talks about preventative tree healthcare, common problems that can be prevented and the importance of treating emerald ash borer on trees. In this episode we cover: Girdling roots (0:45) Proper planting practices (2:43)) Looking for distress signals (4:25) Preventing emerald ash borer (6:13) How arborists conduct preventative checkups (10:35) Mistletoe pruning (17:57) How Aaron became an arborist (20:39) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about protecting your tree against emerald ash borer, read our blog, Protect Your Ash Trees: Spot the Early Signs of EAB. To learn more about root girdling, read our blog, It Looks Like the Roots are Strangling My Tree . To learn more about mistletoe in trees, read our blog, Mistletoe in Trees. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Importance of Diversity in the Landscape and Planting to Replace 19:42
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedJosh Fritz from Hartney Greymont, a Davey company, in the Boston North Shore office, talks about Doug's dying oak forest and how he can slowly replace the trees that have succumbed to oak wilt, as well as why planting a diversity of species in your landscape is so important. In this episode we cover: Planting diversity (0:35) Street trees (2:03) What to replace a Bradford pear with (3:39) Replacing Doug's oak forest (5:32) Understory trees (7:25) Spring planting in Boston (8:51) Evergreens for forested areas (10:44) Red buds (12:43) Winter in Boston (14:19) Sugar maples (15:38) A tree Josh wishes was planted more (16:35) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about Oak trees read our blogs Tree Identification: Do I Have An Oak Tree? or Avoid Pruning Oak Trees in Summer – Oak Wilt Causes To learn more about evergreens, check our blog page . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Deb Sheeler, a Geospatial & Software Support Services production manager with Davey Resource Group (DRG), talks about the ways drones are used in arboriculture, what kind of data they can capture and how it's used in the industry. In this episode we cover: What does geospatial and software support mean? (0:36) How drones are used in arboriculture (1:04) Drones creating 3D images (2:27) How many people operate a drone? (3:35) What was used before drones? (4:38) Who can operate a drone? (5:55) Where can drones be used? (6:41) Who uses the data? (7:52) When did Deb first learn about drones? (9:36) How often is Davey using drones? (11:28) How Deb got started in her career (12:15) One of Deb's favorite features drones offer (13:48) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about drones at Davey, check out our Drone Technology webpage. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Matt Betz from Davey's Charlotte office talks about what you should be doing this spring on your landscape to keep your trees and property thrive this season! In this episode we cover: Spring so far this year in Charlotte (0:33) Damage becomes apparent in spring (1:23) Right tools and sharp tools (3:22) Should you avoid pruning in the spring? (5:04) Benefits of a certified arborist and cabling and bracing (6:18) Spring planting (12:03) Mulching (15:47) Fertilizer (17:02) Things to look for at the start of spring (19:59) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about spring tree care, read our blogs, Most Common Questions about Tree Care in Spring and Tree Care Checklist: How to Keep Trees Healthy This Spring . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Managing Nature - Storms, Fluctuating Temperatures and Pests 17:41
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedLou Meyer, business developer for Davey's mid-Atlantic region, discusses how arborists work with nature while dealing with storms, temperature changes and pest concerns. In this episode we cover: Managing nature (1:02) Working with storms (1:58) Best time to treat trees (3:30) Winter in the mid-Atlantic (5:08) Cherry blossoms (6:17) How trees handle abnormal temperatures (7:14) Managing emerald ash borer (9:43) Managing other pests (10:57) Enjoying nature (13:38) ArborLock Growth Regulator (15:09) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about early leafing, check out our blog, What Happens If Trees Bud Too Early? To learn more about pests your trees could be affected by, check out the Davey Blog's Insect & Disease Issues tab . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Why Biochar is Important & How it Can Be Used in the Landscape 20:54
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedDr. Chris Fields-Johnson, technical advisor with the Davey Institute, talks about the many uses and benefits of biochar and how it can be used in the landscape. In this episode we cover: What is biochar? (0:40) What does biochar do to the soil? (1:35) What does biochar look like? (3:57) How is biochar made? (5:11) How would biochar be used in tree plantings? (6:37) Is biochar a new product? (8:51) How is biochar packaged? (11:25) How would a home gardener use it? (12:06) Chris' background with biochar (13:43) The many positives of biochar (17:59) To see what biochar looks like and how it can be used, watch our YouTube video, How to Improve Soil Health with Biochar. To hear Chris talk more about soil care with biochar, watch our YouTube video, Davey SoilCare®: How to Improve Soil Health with Biochar. To learn about ways Davey Tree is creating and using biochar, read our press release, Davey Makes Strides Towards Greater Sustainability with New Biochar Facility. To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Audrey Sellepack, pesticide compliance specialist at the Davey Institute, and Anne Embrey, organizational change management specialist, talk about their experiences as women in the green industry and their involvement with Davey's Women+ affinity group. In this episode we cover: What is a pesticide compliance specialist? (00:53) What an organizational change management specialist does (1:42) Anne's green industry journey (2:30) Audrey's green industry journey (3:15) Davey's women population (4:57) Being the only woman in an office (6:12) Davey's Women+ group (7:24) The importance of supporting women in the workplace (10:36) Topics the Womens+ group covers (12:24) What members get out of being in the group (14:47) Advice for women in the green industry (17:00) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Davey's Diagnostic Laboratory - How it's Used & Common Diagnoses 19:18
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedKodi Riedel, diagnostic laboratory supervisor at the Davey Institute, talks about her work in the lab, how a diagnosis happens and the common diagnoses she's seen in the lab. In this episode we cover: What is a diagnostic laboratory supervisor (00:39) New things seen in the lab (2:09) How Davey keeps up with tree trends (2:41) How arborists use the lab (3:40) The lab's busiest times (5:30) Abiotic issues (5:58) Kodi's Davey journey (9:27) What Davey's lab looks like (10:47) Diagnosing common conditions (13:14) The most common diagnoses (14:26) Handling fatal diagnosis (16:29) The best part of Kodi's job (17:40) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about the diagnosis lab, visit our Diagnostic Laboratory webpage here . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 A Look into Davey's Annual Training Program D.I.T.S. 15:34
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedHear from three students attending the Davey Institute of Tree Sciences (D.I.T.S.) program, Davey's annual flagship training program in biological sciences, safety, tree and plant care and management techniques. Philip Bauerle from Davey's North Pittsburgh office, Izzy Christmann from Davey's Portland office and Max Hackney from Davey's health and safety department talk about their experience in the four-week program, including what they're learning, how they got there and what they're excited to take back home. In this episode we cover: What D.I.T.S. means to students (1:20) What's taught at D.I.T.S. (2:00) How students will use what they learned (2:21) Staying in Kent, Ohio, for a month (3:00) Service line-focused training (4:30) D.I.T.S. application process (6:09) Hardest part about D.I.T.S. (6:52) Most fun part about D.I.T.S. (8:02) What students take back to their office (9:04) How the students found Davey Tree (10:36) Weather safety in Florida (12:30) Takeaways from D.I.T.S. (13:33) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about careers at Davey, visit Davey.com/Careers . To learn more about training at Davey, visit Davey.com/Training . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Resurrecting The Great American Chestnut Tree 18:06
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedDan Herms, vice president of research and development at the Davey Institute, talks about the American Chesnut tree - the history, chestnut blight and how scientists are trying to bring the species back to the United States. In this episode we cover: History of the American Chestnut (0:38) Mature specimens of the tree (2:44) Bringing the tree back (4:19) GMOs (7:57) Back crossing (11:27) How are the hybrid forests doing? (12:56) The future (15:14) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Reconnect with Nature! Your Reminder to Get Outside 22:58
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedJason Gaskill from Davey's Wilmington, Delaware, office shares his personal experience connecting with nature through work, traveling and leading hikes, as well as why it's important to get outside, enjoy the outdoors and connect with nature. In this episode we cover: When did Jason's appreciation for trees start? (1:12) Leading nature hikes (4:19) Suggestions on how to reconnect with nature (6:41) (17:23) Everyone walks through the forest differently (8:50) Working outdoors (11:29) Planting a tree as a memorial (13:10) Star gazing (20:12) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about forest bathing and connecting with nature, check out our other two podcasts, " Benefits of Trees for Human Health + Forest Bathing " and " Healing Gardens - How to Create Your Own & Enjoy Nature ." Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Storm Preparedness & Safety Checks After Storms 21:06
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedJason Parker from Davey's Horsham, Pa., office talks about what to do before and after a storm to protect your landscape. In this episode we cover: Winter in Philadelphia (0:37) What arborists look for before a storm (0:55) Scheduled storm maintenance (1:33) Handling ice storms (3:15) (5:50) What arborists do after a storm (3:52) Winter rain events (6:56) Planting the right tree in the right place (9:00) What Jason likes to plant near houses (10:35) How arborists prepare for forecasted storms (11:33) Battery-powered chainsaws (14:20) Chainsaw safety for homeowners (15:50) Arborists' feeling about storms (19:05) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about preparing for winter storms, check out our blog, Your Backyard Tree Checklist for the Winter Storm Season. To learn more about your responsibilities after a tree falls, read our blog, Does Homeowners Insurance Cover Tree Removal After Storms? To learn more about protecting your landscape from storms, check out our blog, What to do if a Storm Damaged My Tree? Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Did You Know Salt Can Damage Your Property? Here's How to Stop it 17:41
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedCindy Grady, regional business developer in Minnesota, talks about the affect salt can have on your landscape and plants and possible alternatives available to property owners. In this episode we cover: Smart Salting Certification from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (0:52) Salt's impact on water sources (2:03) Alternatives to salt (3:09), (13:52) Salt's impact on plants (5:13) How properties can responsibly use salt (5:47) How to remediate the impacts of salting your landscape (9:27) Gypsum applications (10:57) Client perspectives on smart salting (12:44) Cindy's work with sustainability (15:28) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about the way salt can hurt your landscape, check out our blog, How Rock Salt May Be Affecting Your Lawn . To learn more about ways to protect your plants from salting read our blog, How to Protect Trees from Winter Salt or Rock Salt Damage. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Lou Meyer, business developer for Davey's mid-Atlantic region, talks about landscaping trends he saw at the 2024 Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS). In this episode we cover: What is the Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show? (0:48) Trends in landscaping (1:48) Fabric grow sacks (2:00) Gardening containers (5:52) Shifting away from native only (6:25) Environmental restoration (9:27) Software in landscaping (11:50) Winter in D.C. (12:26) Davey's project with the National Aquarium during MANTS (13:00) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about environmental restoration at Davey, visit our Environmental Design & Ecosystem Restoration Services page or Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc.'s, a Davey company, website. To learn more about the Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show, visit mants.com . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Protecting Newly Planted Trees in the Winter 25:28
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedMatt Betz from Davey's Charlotte office talks about what to do to help a young tree be successful in the winter and his family's history at Davey. In this episode we cover: Winter in North Carolina (00:40) Considerations for young trees in a cool climate (1:28) Wrapping trees (2:36) Staking young trees (5:50) Watering young trees in cold weather (7:53) Mulching (8:57) Matt's Davey journey (11:47) When to plant in North Carolina (16:40) Charlotte's tree canopy (18:43) Chinese Elm Trees (21:57) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about taking care of a young tree during the winter check out our blog, Winter Tree Pruning: Young Trees, Fruit Trees, Spring Flowering Trees. To learn more about wrapping trees in cold weather check out our blog, Should I Wrap Trees for Winter Protection? Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 How to Make a Difference in Your Landscape During the Dormant Season 20:58
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedBrian Sieber from Davey's Cincinnati office talks about what homeowners can be doing to care for their trees during the winter. In this episode we cover: Winter in Southwest Ohio (0:40) What can be done to help trees in winter (2:40) An arborist's annual visit schedule (3:44) Winter watering (4:47) Evergreen watering (5:44) Pruning in cold weather (6:19) Brian's favorite trees to plant in winter (7:00) Trees with interesting bark (8:32) Is it okay to fertilize in winter? (9:35) How Brian became a Davey arborist (10:15) Mulching in winter (13:09) Handling early blooms (14:35) Unique trees Brian enjoys to plant (16:12) Why trees gain and lose popularity (18:45) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about how higher winter temperatures affect a landscape, read our blog, How a Warmer Winter May Be Affecting Your Plants . To learn more about general winter tree care, read our blog, Tree Care Checklist: How to Keep Trees Healthy This Winter . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Mike Holleran from Davey's Wilmington, Delaware, office talks about why it's beneficial to prune in the winter, when an expert needs to help prune and tips on pruning your own tree. In this episode we cover: Benefits of pruning during dormancy (0:34) (9:55) Reasons homeowners think their tree needs pruned (1:40) Right tree right place (3:21) When a homeowner should prune vs when to leave it to an expert (5:05) Tools (7:20) How to make cuts + serrated saws - replace or sharpen? (8:27) What it's like to see trees you've pruned (11:31) Benefits of hiring a certified arborist/accredited company (13:22) Trees Mike likes planting (15:40) Longwood Gardens and Chanticleer (18:13) What Mikes gets out of his job (19:15) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about the benefits of pruning in the winter, read our blog, 5 Reasons to Prune During the Dormant Season . To learn more about pruning tools, read our blog, 3 Best Tree Trimming Tools to Own . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Michael Sundberg from Davey's South East Denver office shares how he handles winter watering in Colorado's (typically) year-round dry conditions. In this episode we cover: Winter in Colorado (1:17) Watering in all four seasons (3:55) Handing faucets in winter (4:47) How arborists water client trees (5:15), (12:37) How to know how much to water (8:19) How weather impacts arborists' work (9:35) Problems caused by moisture levels (10:30) Importance of watering (13:30) Soil conditions in Colorado (14:52) How trees are chosen in Colorado (16:15) Fertilization (17:20) What Michael likes to plant (18:13) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about watering in the winter, check out our blog, 'What You Need to Know about Watering Trees in Winter (Even in Colorado!)'. To learn more about caring for trees in the winter, check out our blog, 'Tree Care Checklist: How to Keep Trees Healthy This Winter'. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Travis McDonald from Davey's South Minneapolis office shares advice on tree care and planting in extreme temperatures, from heat waves to cold and snow. In this episode we cover: Weather shifts (0:35) Irrigation during dry spells (1:31) Hardiness zones changing (2:37) Minneapolis summer (4:06) What time should you be watering? (4:48) Watering probe (5:24) Which trees should you water? (6:42) Mulching (7:15) Biochar (13:42) Winter in Minneapolis (16:05) Watering until the ground freezes (17:33) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about watering, browse our Watering blogs . To learn more about mulching, browse our Mulching blogs . To learn more about the shifting hardiness zones, visit HardinessZones.DaveyInstitute.com . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 How to Hang Outdoor Lights Without Harming the Tree + A GIVEAWAY! 19:53
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedJason Gaskill from Davey's Wilmington, Delaware, office talks about how to carefully and safely install lights on your outdoor trees without harming them, pruning considerations to make this winter and fun story about one of the trees featured in Davey's 2024 Trees of Davey calendar, plus how you can WIN a copy! In this episode we cover: Staying safe while decorating outdoors (1:07) Don't wrap too tightly, and remember to remove the lights (1:57) LED lights? (3:36) Pruning considerations (4:45) (10:28) Goop and PolyPhosphite 30® (9:04) Outdoor ornaments? (11:36) Tree story from the 2024 Trees of Davey calendar (14:26) How to enter the GIVEAWAY (17:31) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about how to tell if you should or shouldn't keep your holiday lights hung year round, read our blog, Is it okay to Keep Outdoor Tree Lights on Year Round? To learn more about steps for how to hang light on tall trees, read our blog, How to Put Christmas Lights on Tall Outdoor Trees . To learn more about the dos and don'ts of hanging outdoor lights, read our blog, Wrapping Trees with Christmas Lights: The Dos and Don’ts. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Lou Meyer, business developer for Davey's mid-Atlantic region and Emily Tepe, Department of Horticulture professor at the University of Minnesota, talk with Doug about the best practices of creating an edible garden, including which trees to plant and how to handle different hardiness zones. In this episode we cover: Emily's book: The Edible Landscape (1:08), (24:24) Edible landscaping (2:01) Which trees can be used in an edible landscape? (2:46), (5:36) Growing cherry trees (4:07) Growing apple trees (6:43), (9:02) Utilizing cultivars (7:30) Starting an edible landscape (11:45) Pruning edible trees (13:02) Growing persimmon trees (13:26) How Emily grows in hardiness zone four (15:49) Growing strawberries (17:05) What to plant in an edible garden (18:45) Edible gardens from an arborist's point of view (21:56) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. Learn more about Emily's book, The Edible Landscape: Creating a Beautiful and Bountiful Garden with Vegetables, Fruits and Flowers. To learn more about growing fruit trees, check out the Davey Tree blogs about caring for fruit trees . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Saluting Branches Volunteer Tree Work - Honoring Our Veterans 15:16
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedJason Parker from Davey's North Philadelphia office talks about the volunteer work he and other arborists across the country do for Saluting Branches, a non-profit organization dedicated to recognizing and honoring our veterans by doing tree work on veteran cemeteries. In this episode we cover: What is Saluting Branches (0:40) Jason's experience with Saluting Branches (1:01), (4:23), (9:53) What work arborists do (1:36) What it's like to work on a volunteer project (2:10) Working on historic properties (3:26) Why having a service day is important (5:18) Working with other teams (6:30) Keeping safety at the forefront (7:25) Why arborists volunteer (8:38) Why Jason became an arborist (11:36) How the cemeteries benefit (13:04) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about Saluting Branches, visit its website, www.salutingbranches.org , or listen to our past Talking Trees episode Volunteer Tree Work at Veteran Cemeteries - Saluting Branches. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 How to Prepare Your Trees for Colder Weather! 18:09
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedKris Baker from Davey's Orlando office uses his experiences as an arborist in Michigan and Florida to share how arborists can help your trees in cold weather. In this episode we cover: What arborists do for cold weather in Orlando (00:51) What arborists do for cold weather in Detroit (2:01) Why oaks and elms must be cut in cold weather (2:54) Tree care in late fall (3:42) Examining the whole tree (4:26) How long can you fertilize (5:08) End of season mulching (5:47) Kristoffer's move from Detroit to Orlando (6:19),(9:11) Responding to storms (7:08) How often an arborist visits a property (8:34) Working with trees from different regions (9:59) Kristoffer's favorite trees (10:51) Importance of having trees inspected (13:08) Kristoffer's Davey journey (14:09) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about caring for trees in cold weather, read our blog Tree Care Checklist: How to Keep Trees Healthy This Winter. To learn more about the best trees to plant for your region's winter, read our blog Plant Hardiness and Its Significance to Your Trees This Winter. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Dan Herms, vice president of research and development at the Davey Institute, and Dan Joy, executive vice president and assistant to the president, talk about their experience leading development of the Davey Tree SEED (Science, Employee Education and Development) Campus. In this episode we cover: What is the SEED Campus (0:45) Dan Joy's role with the SEED Campus (1:45) Sustainability on the Campus (2:53) Tree planting on the Campus (4:37) Tree canopy walk (6:10) Timeline of the Campus (7:23) Research on the Campus (8:26) The legacy of the SEED Campus (11:27) How Dan Joy became SEED project manager (13:12) The most challenging part of the project (14:19) Future hopes for the Campus (15:20) Dan Joy's future plans (16:52) The most fulfilling part of the project (17;20) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about the SEED Campus, visit our SEED Campus webpage . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 The Pawpaw Tree - History, How to Grow and Unique Facts! 20:21
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedMiles Stephens from Davey's South Pittsburgh office talks with Doug over their fascination with the pawpaw tree. In this episode we cover: How Doug and Miles learned about the pawpaw tree (0:43) What is the pawpaw tree? (2:07) How to grow the pawpaw fruit (2:50) Pollinating a pawpaw tree (3:22) Pawpaw tree folktales (4:12) The pawpaw tree fruit and its flavor (5:50) How long it takes to get a fruit harvest (6:57) Pawpaw tree ice cream (8:05) Lewis and Clark with the pawpaw tree (9:25) Educating others about the pawpaw tree (10:32) Harvesting pawpaw trees (11:40) How Miles maintains his trees (12:59) Planting pawpaw tree seeds (13:51) Transporting pawpaw trees (14:59) When to transport your trees (14:56) Miles' favorite part of growing pawpaw trees (17:56) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about caring and transporting fruit trees, read our blog Guide to Transplanting Fruit Trees . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Talking Trees with Davey Tree
1 Spring vs Fall - When is the Best Season to Plant? 15:22
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedDan Hager from Hartney Greymont, a Davey company, in Concord, talks about the fall and spring planting seasons. In this episode we cover: When to plant a tree (0:48) Mistakes homeowners make when planting (1:16) Planting potted plants (2:00) Caring for roots in potted plants (2:38) Utilizing native soil (3:47) Planting bigger vs planting smaller (4:17) Spring planting (4:47) Watering newly planted trees (5:38) Dan's seasonal preferences (6:17) Dan's favorite trees to plant (6:52) The importance of plant diversity in your landscape (8:11) How Dan became an arborist (9:02) Dan's relationship with his clients (10:43) When does the planting season take place? (11:25) Is it okay to plant during the off season? (13:31) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about planting in the off season, read our blogs Is it Safe to Plant Trees in Summer? and Can You Plant Trees, Shrubs or Evergreens in the Winter? To learn more about handling potted plants, read our blog Tree Planting Guide: 3 Methods of Planting Trees . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Pros and Cons of Leaving the Leaves on Your Lawn 19:40
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedMat Garey from Davey's Detroit Lawncare office gives you a reason to not rake your yard by sharing the benefits of mulching and composting your leaves. In this episode we cover: Do you have to rake your leaves? (0:40) Mulching leaves correctly (0:59) Mulching equipment (2:20) Benefits of leaving your leaves (2:52) How to use leaves in your garden (5:25) Protecting your trees from leaf build up (6:45) Handling leaves in the winter (8:08) Handling leftover leaves in the spring (9:15) Keeping leaves off your driveway (11:13) Composting your leaves (13:38) Why Mat likes working in lawncare (13:55) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about managing your leaves, read our blog, Managing Fallen Leaves in Your Yard. To learn more about when to leave the leaves, watch Matt Betz in this WCNC segment explaining when is it better to rake up fallen leaves? Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Why Proper Soil Care is So Important for Your Trees 20:03
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedBrad McBride from Davey's West Cleveland office talks about why soil care is vital for tree health, how to check the health of your soil and what else can be done to improve it. In this episode we cover: Making soil simple (0:35) How do you test soil? (1:57) Arbor Green PRO ® (3:10) Two-step soil care program (5:13) Watering (6:33) Air spading services (7:42) Vertical mulching and mulch rings (9:59) (12:35) (14:34) Is drought or too much rain worse? (10:44) How Brad started working in tree care (11:18) Cultivating (14:09) How to tell what the soil is like (15:10) Feeling after caring for a tree (16:33) Davey.com/SoilCare (19:00) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about soil care and its importance, watch Brad on Cleveland's local news station, Fox 8's New Day Cleveland show, where you'll see soil props and tools in action. The Importance of Healthy Soil for Tree Growth and How to Improve Your Soil . To read our blogs about soil care and mulching, check out our blogs on our website, Soil Care and Mulching blogs . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Talking Trees with Davey Tree
R.J. Laverne , manager of education and training at the Davey Institute, talks about what he does as a tree appraiser, including occasionally working in a courtroom. In this episode we cover: How to determine what a tree is worth (0:53) Why find the value of your tree? (1:43) Trees in real estate (4:55) Being an objective appraiser (7:08) What an appraiser looks for (8:34) How to quantify a tree's product (11:02) How often do tree appraisals happen? (13:48) Appraisals in a courtroom (14:30) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about how to increase the value of your property through landscaping, read our blog Easy Landscaping to Help Sell Your Home To learn which trees add the most value to landscapes, read our blog What Trees to Add (Or Cut Down) To Increase Property Value Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Considerations for Growing in a Hot Climate 20:53
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedMadison Law from Davey's South Houston office talks about working in locations with extreme heat and her Davey experience. In this episode we cover: How Madison works in extreme heat (1:15) What Madison does for Davey (2:53) Houston in the winter (4:01) How Houston trees handle extreme weather (5:30) Optimal time to plant in Southern states (6:31) Live Oaks & White Oaks (8:46) Trees Madison loves (10:13) How Madison became an arborist (12:00) Madison's experience in the male dominated industry (12:46) What Madison gets out of her job (14:05) Rainfall in Houston (15:00) Properly watering in hot climates (16:03) Mulching in extreme heat (17:52) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about caring for trees in hot, dry conditions, read our blog How Often to Water Trees During a Drought . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Best Trees for New Homeowners - Budget Friendly and Low Maintenance 19:56
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedTaylor Judd from Davey's East Denver office talks about important factors to consider when planting a new tree and his recommendations for the Colorado area. In this episode we cover: Summer rain and heat stress in Colorado (0:50) Growing trees in Colorado (3:22) Should you add fertilizer when planting new trees? (4:54) Root flare (6:01) Handling a grade in your yard (6:57) Mulching new plantings (7:24) Colorado Tree Recommendations: Burr oak, Redbud, Sensation maple, Chanticleer pear (8:55), (10:50) Emerald ash borer on the West Coast (10:11) Conifer trees in Colorado (13:18) Right Tree, Right Place (14:14) How Taylor became an arborist (15:41) How Taylor works with clients (17:41) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about different types of soil your landscape could have, read our blog How to Keep Soil Healthy For Your Plants . To learn more about landscaping as a new homeowner, red our blog Landscaping Tips For New Homeowners. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Talking Trees with Davey Tree
1 Why Fall is the Best Season for Lawn Care PART 2 23:16
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedZane Raudenbush, turf and herbicide specialist within the Davey Institute, talks about why fall is an optimal time to aerate your lawn and control your weeds. In this episode we cover: Is fall the best time to aerate? (0:36) What to do with aerate by-product (4:09) How often to sharpen your lawn mower blade (5:21) Lawn mower blade safety (6:26) Optimal grass height (8:41) Davey's experience with weeds (10:34) Why fall is the best time for weed control (11:42) Lawn care is in the eye of the beholder (14:40) Thatching (16:36) Dethatching (18:46) Zane being the 'turf guy' (20:22) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about lawn care, read our blog, First-Time, New Homeowner’s Guide to Lawn Care . To learn more about aerating, read our blog, How Often Should I Aerate My Lawn? Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Talking Trees with Davey Tree
1 Why Fall is the Best Season for Lawn Care PART 1 25:28
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedZane Raudenbush, turf and herbicide specialist within the Davey Institute, talks about why fall is prime lawn care season and what to do during the fall to keep your lawn healthy. In this episode we cover: Why end of summer is best for lawn care(00:51) Which cool season grass is right for me? (2:58) How dry conditions impacted seeds planed in spring (5:52) Raking turf (7:46) Managing larger areas of turf (9:08) Using straw to protect growing turf (11:07) Fall lawn maintenance (15:24) Fall fertilization (16:42) The importance of following the directions on fertilizer (19:01) Where to get a soil test (22:22) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about lawn care, read our blog, First-Time, New Homeowner’s Guide to Lawn Care . To learn more about fall fertilization, read our blog, Should I Fertilize My Lawn In The Fall? Yes! Here’s Why And How . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Talking Trees with Davey Tree
Matt Fredmonsky, manager of corporate content at Davey, shares his knowledge about the history of Davey Tree, from John Davey's start in tree care to the employee acquisition. In this episode we cover: John Davey (0:45) Davey's move to the U.S. (2:41) The Tree Doctor (4:00) Building Davey Tree (5:13) Davey's Employee Ownership (6:09) Benefits of Employee Ownership (7:48) Davey Tree in the 1980s (8:36) Davey Archives (9:50) Doug's history with Davey (11:25) A Focus on Employee Education (12:03) Davey Tree Expert Company of Canada (14:27) The Future of Davey (15:25) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about Davey Tree's history, click here . To get your copy f Davey books, Green Leaves and Growth Rings, go to shopdaveytree.com To learn more about careers at Davey, go to Jobs.Davey.com . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Talking Trees with Davey Tree
David Horvath from Davey’s Lake Bluff, office talks about the importance of having arborists inspect your trees before a storms, so you can keep your home safe. In this episode we cover: First thing arborists look for during storm prep (00:58) What homeowners can do to help arborists during storm prep (1:46) What an arborists is looking for (2:56) Oak Decline (3:31) The best time of year for arborists to assess trees (4:53) What time period has the worst storms (7:23) David's experience as an arborist (7:52) How the arborists career has changed (9:48) Keeping up with new pests and diseases (11:13) Importance of pruning for storm prep (12:33) Why you should have a professional do the work (15:48) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about reducing storm damage read our blog, How to Reduce Wind and Storm Damage on Trees. To learn more about the importance of pruning before storms read our blog, How Does Tree Pruning Reduce Storm Damage. To learn more about prepping your landscape for winter storms read our blog, Your Backyard Tree Checklist For The Winter Storm Season. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Talking Trees with Davey Tree
Luke Werner from Davey's North Pittsburgh office shares how you can learn how to identify the different types of trees in your yard. In this episode we cover: Looking at the big picture (0:53) Conifer Trees (1:33) Deciduous trees (1:53) How Luke learned to ID trees (2:03) The shape of your tree (2:40) Leaves (3:55) Evergreen leaves (4:05) Deciduous leaves (4:48) MADcap buck (5:28) Simple leaves (6:32) Compound leaves (6:44) Do most homeowners know their trees? (8:01) Dawn Redwoods (10:04) Trees Luke likes to plant (11:40) How Luke became an arborist (14:30) Bark (16:50) Other tree identifications (17:25) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about which trees are in your yard check our tree identification blog series . To learn more about how you can id your trees check out our blog, How To Tell What Type Of Tree I Have . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Talking Trees with Davey Tree
1 Why Caterpillars Matter + A Spotted Lanternfly Update 22:12
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedAdam Baker, technical advisor with the Davey Institute discusses all things caterpillars, including their benefit and specific species like the hickory horn devil, bagworm and monarch. Adam also shares the silver lining of the spotted lanternfly invasion hitting the East Coast. In this episode we cover: Most common caterpillars during each season (1:08) Is the hickory horn devil harmful? (3:00) Which butterflies are harmful to pawpaw trees (4:00) Benefits of caterpillars (5:01) Can caterpillars damage your trees (5:57) Bagworms (8:18) Fall web worm (11:00) Understanding bugs in the cycle of nature (12:11) How Adam became an entomologist (14:10)(19:51) How the monarch butterfly is doing (16:10) The spotted lanternfly silver lining (17:53) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about bagworms read our blog, Bagworms: Are They Harmful and How specific Can I Get Rid of Them? To learn more about Adam's research with the monarch butterflies check out his article with Maplegrove Magazine. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Talking Trees with Davey Tree
1 Fire Blight - What is it, How to Control & What Trees are Affected? 21:32
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedEric Countryman from Davey's East Pittsburgh office talks about fire blight and other bacterial diseases that can impact your trees. In this episode we cover: What is fire blight (1:06) What fire blight looks like (1:39) When fire blight is most prevalent (2:13) Treating fire blight (2:55) How to prevent fire blight (4:35) How arborists handle fire blight (6:52) Off the beaten path trees to plant (8:22) Black knot disease (10:57) Apple scab disease (13:02) Using fertilizer to help tree health (15:51) Eric's experience with tree diseases this season (17:21) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about fire blight, read our blog Why ‘Bradford’ Callery Pear Tree Leaves Are Brown, Black or Falling Off. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Talking Trees with Davey Tree
1 What to do with Wood Waste - Secondary Life for Wood Products 25:02
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedLou Meyer, business developer for Davey's mid-Atlantic region, talks about how Davey arborist deal with wood wastes and different ways to give wood a secondary life. In this episode we cover: Where does wood waste go? (3:37) Composting wood (5:19) Unique ways to use wood waste (6:07) Can homeowners keep their wood waste? (6:34) Biochar (7:42) Ways to use wood chips (12:55) Potential concerns of wood chips(14:00) Secondary life for larger wood waste (16:18) Unique wood types (19:04) Leaving wood on site vs recycling wood waste (20:38) Wildlife snags (22:25) To learn more about biochar, read this blog . To learn how you can live a more sustainable life beyond giving wood waste a secondary life, read this blog . To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Talking Trees with Davey Tree
1 Mycorrhizal Network - Largest Living Organism 19:35
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedChelsi Abbott, a technical advisor and education specialist at the Davey Institute, talks about the mycorrhizal network including how it works and how it connects to plants. In this episode we cover: What is mycorrhizae fungi (1:14) The beneficial relationship between the fungi and trees (1:59) Seeing mycelium in real life (4:07) How mycorrhizae fungi finds plants (4:45) How big mycorrhizal networks can be (6:52) How to help mycorrhizae help your plants (8:16) Things you might be doing that harm mycorrhizae (9:13) Is mycorrhizae okay for vegetable plants? (10:00) How Chelsi educates through her job (11:59) What Chelsi enjoys abut educating (13:03) Chelsi's Davey Tree journey (13:40) Benefits of mycorrhizae fungi for the plants (15:56) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about the work Chelsi and the Davey Institute do, click here . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Talking Trees with Davey Tree
Thomas Whitney, technical advisor from the Davey Institute, shares some of his knowledge on different types of pests and beneficial insects. In this episode we cover: What defines a pest (0:47) Pest classifications (1:45) The worst pest for trees (2:30) Which pests homeowners notice the most (4:16) Types of leaf chewers (4:52) Types of woodborers (5:56) Emerald ash borer (6:30) Thomas' first encounter with EAB (6:37) How to deal with EAB (8:47) Is the EAB here to stay? (10:41) The importance of tree diversity (11:30) Beneficial insects (12:30) Predators (12:57) Parasitoids (13:06) The balance of good bugs and bad bugs (13:57) Thomas' entomology journey (15:12) Thomas' research on linden trees(19:41) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about the emerald ash borer, read our blog, The 101 on Emerald Ash Borer. To learn more about woodborers, read our blog, Signs of Tree Boring Insects Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Talking Trees with Davey Tree
Dan Cohen, from Hartney Greymont, a Davey company, in Needham, shares some expert watering tips to keep your trees hydrated all summer. In this episode we cover: What's the first thing you think of when watering trees? (00:51) Watering newly planted trees (1:28) (5:32) How rainfall has been this season (2:51) How arborists handle dry conditions (4:00) Using tree gator bags (7:15) Watering ornamental trees (8:50) Properties using drip irrigation (11:07) The best time of day to water (12:12) The right way to mulch (13:50) Rubber Mulch (18:50) Gravel (20:00) What Dan enjoys about being a Davey Tree arborists (21:30) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about keeping your tree healthy during the summer, watch this ABC10 segment . To learn more about watering your trees head to our blog to read all about watering. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Talking Trees with Davey Tree
1 Growth Rings, a New Book about Davey's History, is Published 20:58
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedMatt Fredmonsky, manager of corporate content at Davey, talks about Growth Rings, a new book about Davey's history and growth from 1962 to 2020. Matt, also author of Growth Rings , talks about what it was like to write the book and why it's important to Davey. In this episode we cover: What is Growth Rings (0:45) The writing process (2:24) Why Growth Rings was written (3:15) How Davey became employee owned (4:25) How the Davey family reacted to employee ownership (10:00) What it means to be an employee owner (11:02) What it was like researching (12:02) How it felt to finish writing Growth Rings (13:42) Other milestones covered in Growth Rings (15:00) What you'll get out if reading Growth Ring (16:30) Where to get the book (17:06) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To get your copy of Growth Rings , go to ShopDaveyTree.com . To learn more about careers at Davey, go to Jobs.Davey.com . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Miles Stephens from Davey's South Pittsburgh office shares advice on how to maintain a healthy landscape as a dog owner. In this episode we cover: Having a designated area for your dog (1:13) Maintaining your turf lawn with a dog (2:27) Plants harmful to dogs (3:22) Pet-friendly grass (6:21) Hardscaping your garden (7:03) Ways to provide shade for your dogs (8:43) Being a responsible dog owner (10:24) Seasonal tree trends (12:52) Protecting your household from ticks (15:12) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about how to maintain your grass, read our blog, My Lawn Is Turning Brown in Summer… What Do I Do? To learn more about having a pet-friendly landscape, read this MarthaStewart.com interview. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Emily Mumford from Davey's South St Paul office shares tips on how to best care for trees in the summer. In this episode we cover: What's the first thing an arborist looks for during a summer property check? (0:36) Tree pruning assessment (0:54) How often should you have an arborist visit your property? (1:30) Summer mulching (2:03) Specific types of mulch (3:09) St Paul's winter last year (6:43) St Paul's spring (7:47) Why Emily enjoys being an arborist (8:55) (16:05) Watering in the summer (13:21) Protecting your trees from deer (15:25) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about summer tree care, read our blog, Most Common Questions about Summer Tree Care To learn more about summer watering, watch our interview with WKYC Channel 3 To learn more about caring for trees during a drought, watch Common Symptoms For Drought Stressed Trees & Recovery Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 What is Beech Leaf Disease? Learn the Signs 18:29
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedBrad McBride from Davey's West Cleveland office shares some input on what this "new" disease is, where it started, how to spot it and what can be done about it. In this episode we cover: What is beech leaf disease (BLD)? (0:41) When and where was it discovered? (1:25) Signs of BLD and other diseases it may look like (2:27) Is BLD always fatal? (7:05) Future of BLD (9:01) #1 thing a homeowner can do to improve tree health (10:17) Convincing people to fully commit to helping save a tree (14:53) What Brad gets out of his job (16:01) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about beech leaf disease, read our blog, Is Beech Leaf Disease Impacting Your Trees? To read news articles and watch interviews from our Davey arborists on how beech leaf disease is affecting the Eastern U.S., head to our Newsroom link here to read and watch the interviews. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Wood Borers and Woodpeckers – Helping or Hurting? 21:53
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedLou Meyer, business developer for Davey’s mid-Atlantic region, talks about wood borers, woodpeckers and when to be concerned about both. In this episode we cover: Lou’s thoughts on woodpeckers (1:00) What you can do to protect your trees from woodpeckers (3:50) Sapsucker season and should you wrap your trees? (4:40) Pileated woodpeckers and why they peck (5:31) The different types of woodpeckers and should you be concerned about them (7:14) Lou’s thoughts on woodborers (8:45) Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) and what it does (9:25) The devastation EAB causes and how it has changed urban forestry (10:30) Is there any hope for ash trees? (13:05) The Bronze Birch Borer (14:30) Why borers are attracted to trees (15:33) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about woodpecker damage to your tree, read our blog, Spotted Woodpecker Damage on Your Tree? Here’s what to do. To learn more about Emerald Ash Borer, read our blog, The 101 on Emerald Ash Borer . To learn more about wood borers, read our blog, Tree Borers: Signs of Tree Boring Insects . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Joe Gregory, regional operations manager for the Davey Resource Group (DRG), shares some in-depth information on what carbon credits are, how businesses use them and Davey's pilot project getting familiar with them. In this episode we cover: What are carbon credits and how do they work? (0:45) How trees relate to carbon credits (5:40) Ways that big companies try to be carbon neutral (9:18) What is i-Tree and what does it do? (12:20) What Davey is doing in relation to carbon credits (15:40) Advice for business owners that want to reduce their carbon footprint (18:45) Joe’s feelings about the work he does (21:28) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about carbon credits, read our blog, Answering Four Common Carbon Questions . To learn more about i-Tree, visit www.itreetools.org , or read our blog, i-Tree: Just as Important as a Shovel and Almost as Easy to Use. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 How Hockey is Helping Plant Trees for Arbor Day 20:32
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedSandee Reid, Davey’s vice president of corporate communications and strategic planning, and Danielle Crumrine, executive director of Tree Pittsburgh, talk about Davey’s partnership with Tree Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Penguins, Arbor Day and the importance of consulting with a certified arborist. In this episode we cover: How Davey and Tree Pittsburgh became partners (1:00) What is Davey’s Score for the Trees partnership with the Penguins? (3:04) How they decide where the trees will be planted (4:40) What is a pawpaw tree and why is it important to plant in Pittsburgh? (6:19) The benefits of building a tree canopy in Pittsburgh (7:40) Is there a goal for the tree canopy? (8:46) Other trees that can be planted by homeowners (10:03) The importance of Arbor Day (11:56) The importance of having a certified arborist look at your trees (13:03) Why Davey wanted to partner with sports teams (14:52) What is Tree Pittsburgh and what does it do? (15:54) What Sandee and Danielle hope the partnership will accomplish for the city of Pittsburgh (17:58) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about the Score for the Trees partnership, click here . To learn more about Tree Pittsburgh, visit its website, www.treepittsburgh.org . To learn more about why you should hire a certified arborist, read our blog, Benefits of Hiring a Professional Certified Arborist . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Zane Raudenbush, turf and herbicide specialist within the Davey Institute, answers a listener's question and talks about fertilization, soil testing, weeds and grass cutting tips. In this episode we cover: What Zane would do for a yard struggling to grow grass (0:50) Fertilization – All about fertilizing your lawn (4:20) When is the best time for seeding? (11:03) Tips for cutting grass (15:00) Dealing with nutsedge (24:40) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about lawn care, read our blog, First-Time, New Homeowner’s Guide to Lawn Care . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Zane Raudenbush, turf and herbicide specialist within the Davey Institute, talks about invasive lawn grasses, the importance of soil testing and pH with grasses. In this episode we cover: The first questions Zane gets from clients at this point in the season & different invasive lawn grass species (1:05) What to do about invasive lawn grass species (5:30) The importance of soil testing (8:25) Does pH matter with turf grass? (11:50) The focus on soils in the turf grass community (17:15) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about lawn care, read our blog, First-Time, New Homeowner’s Guide to Lawn Care . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Top Tree Planting Tips - Prepare for Arbor Day! 20:28
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedJay Judd from Davey’s East Denver office talks about spring planting, the challenges in the Denver region and his favorite parts of the job. In this episode we cover: What Jay has to do differently in the Denver region (0:35) How Jay deals with the clay soil of the region (2:20) The importance of mulch and watering your trees (3:15) Deciding what size tree to plant (5:35) Jay’s favorite trees to plant in Denver (6:18) Should you use stakes with your trees? (8:35) The biggest mistakes homeowners make when planting their own trees (9:44) The importance of depth when planting (10:38) When to fertalize a newly planted tree (13:00) The tree species being brought into Denver (14:14) The best parts of Jay’s job (17:55) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about planting trees at the correct depth, read our blog, In Too Deep? To learn more about the benefits of tree planting, read our blog, The Endless Ways Planting a Tree Can Benefit You . To learn more about planting the right tree in the right place, read our blog, What Plant Hardiness Zone Am I In? Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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1 Cool Projects Arborists Do – Saving Cats & Setting Up Eagle Cams 19:06
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedRob Kruljac from Davey’s north Pittsburgh office talks rescuing cats from trees, installing eagle cams and educating his clients. In this episode we cover: Rob’s cat rescuing (1:08) Climbing for cat rescue vs. climbing for work (3:08) How Rob gets cats out of tree (3:45) Setting up eagle cams (6:05) How Rob started installing eagle cams (7:55) The challenges of climbing for eagle cams (8:50) How Rob gets camera equipment into the tree and how it attaches to the tree (9:50) How Rob got started in the industry and with Davey (13:00) Rob’s relationships with his clients and the fun of education (14:34) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about the importance of consulting a professional, read our blog, Benefits of Hiring A Professional Certified Arborist . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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David Horvath from Davey’s Lake Bluff, IL, office talks about spring pruning, the importance of a certified arborist and how he got started with Davey. In this episode we cover: How being on the lake influences David’s work (1:27) What is being pruned now and why (2:28) Patterns and differences in pruning different trees (3:05) The technical aspects of pruning (3:40) When you can prune it yourself and when to call an expert (7:10) The art and science of pruning (8:08) Pruning small trees (8:40) The horror of topping trees (9:56) Can an arborist save an improperly pruned tree? And the importance of hiring a certified arborist (11:20) What shouldn’t be pruned in the spring (14:08) How does topiary fit in? (16:12) The importance of safety and having the right tools (17:54) Cleaning tools to stop the spread of disease (19:43) How David got started in the industry and with Davey (20:46) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about taking care of your trees in the spring, read our blog, Tree Care Checklist: How to Keep Trees Healthy This Spring . To learn more about the importance of hiring an expert, read our blog, Benefits of Hiring A Professional Certified Arborist . To learn more about the best times to prune, read our blog, When is the Best Time to Prune Trees? Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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Natascha Batchelor of Hartney Greymont, a Davey company, talks about spring pest prevention, volcano mulch and unique trees. In this episode we cover: The first thing Natascha thinks about when looking at trees in spring (0:52) How Natascha decides when to use horticultural oil (1:32) Dealing with scale (2:49) Fertilization for pest prevention (3:51) What the soil is like in Cape Cod (4:46) What to do about planting in poor soil (5:24) What is Biochar? (6:36) How an air spade works (8:10) What needs to be done for sandy soil (10:48) Liquid fertilizer (12:05) When looking at a tree, how does Natascha decide what to use? (12:42) How a root flare becomes covered (14:50) What to anticipate with pest problems and preventative work (17:36) Unique trees Natascha recommends (19:55) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about tree scale, read our blog, How to Manage Scale: Early Prevention is Key . To learn more about keeping soil healthy, read our blog, How to Keep Soil Healthy for Your Plants. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!…
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