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Talking Trees with Davey Tree

181 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★ - 33 ratings

Your trees and landscapes require year-round care, and The Davey Tree Expert Company is here to help provide you with expert advice. Join our professional Davey arborists and gardening-expert host Doug Oster to learn all about caring for your properties. We'll talk about introduced pests, seasonal tree care, tree diseases, arborists' favorite trees, how to help your trees thrive and everything in between. Tune in every Thursday because here at the Talking Trees Podcast, we know trees are the answer. 

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Managing Nature - Storms, Fluctuating Temperatures and Pests

March 21, 2024 09:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MB

Lou 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 Grow...

Why Biochar is Important & How it Can Be Used in the Landscape

March 14, 2024 09:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MB

Dr. 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' ...

How Davey Women Support Others

March 07, 2024 10:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MB

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 po...

Davey's Diagnostic Laboratory - How it's Used & Common Diagnoses

February 29, 2024 10:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MB

Kodi 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) Diagn...

A Look into Davey's Annual Training Program D.I.T.S.

February 22, 2024 10:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MB

Hear 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 excit...

Resurrecting The Great American Chestnut Tree

February 15, 2024 10:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MB

Dan 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...

Reconnect with Nature! Your Reminder to Get Outside

February 08, 2024 10:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MB

Jason 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...

Storm Preparedness & Safety Checks After Storms

February 01, 2024 10:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MB

Jason 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 fore...

Did You Know Salt Can Damage Your Property? Here's How to Stop it

January 25, 2024 10:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MB

Cindy 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 landsca...

Landscaping Trends to Know About in 2024

January 18, 2024 10:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MB

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 d...

Protecting Newly Planted Trees in the Winter

January 11, 2024 10:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MB

Matt 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...

How to Make a Difference in Your Landscape During the Dormant Season

January 04, 2024 10:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MB

Brian 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) ...

Dormant Pruning - Why Prune in the Winter?

December 28, 2023 10:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MB

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:...

Should You be Watering in the Winter?

December 14, 2023 10:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MB

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 condition...

Tree Care in Extreme Temperatures

December 07, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MB

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 gr...

How to Hang Lights Without Harming the Tree + A GIVEAWAY!

November 30, 2023 10:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MB

Jason 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 considera...

How to Hang Outdoor Lights Without Harming the Tree + A GIVEAWAY!

November 30, 2023 10:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MB

Jason 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 considera...

Growing an Edible Landscape!

November 16, 2023 10:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MB

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) G...

Saluting Branches Volunteer Tree Work - Honoring Our Veterans

November 09, 2023 10:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MB

Jason 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...

How to Prepare Your Trees for Colder Weather!

November 02, 2023 09:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MB

Kris 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 m...

Progress at Davey's SEED Campus

October 26, 2023 09:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MB

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 C...

Progress at the Davey SEED Campus

October 26, 2023 09:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MB

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 c...

Pawpaw Tree

October 19, 2023 09:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MB

Miles 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 (...

The Pawpaw Tree - History, How to Grow and Unique Facts!

October 19, 2023 09:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MB

Miles 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 (...

Spring vs Fall - When is the Best Season to Plant?

October 12, 2023 09:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MB

Dan 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...

Pros and Cons of Leaving the Leaves on Your Lawn

October 05, 2023 09:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MB

Mat 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...

Why Proper Soil Care is So Important for Your Trees

September 28, 2023 09:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MB

Brad 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 wor...

Tree Appraisals -The Value of Trees

September 21, 2023 09:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MB

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 courtr...

Considerations for Growing in a Hot Climate

September 14, 2023 09:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MB

Madison 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 domi...

Best Trees for New Homeowners - Budget Friendly and Low Maintenance

September 07, 2023 09:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MB

Taylor 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 p...

Why Fall is the Best Season for Lawn Care PART 2

August 31, 2023 09:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MB

Zane 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 e...

Why Fall is the Best Season for Lawn Care PART 1

August 24, 2023 09:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MB

Zane 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 (15:2...

The History of Davey Tree

August 17, 2023 09:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MB

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 E...

Preparing Trees for Storm Season

August 10, 2023 09:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MB

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 exper...

How to Identify Your Trees

August 03, 2023 09:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MB

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 Red...

Why Caterpillars Matter + A Spotted Lanternfly Update

July 27, 2023 09:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MB

Adam 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 c...

Fire Blight - What is it, How to Control & What Trees are Affected?

July 20, 2023 09:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MB

 Eric 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 h...

What to do with Wood Waste - Secondary Life for Wood Products

July 06, 2023 09:00 - 25 minutes - 17.2 MB

Lou 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:...

Mycorrhizal Network - Largest Living Organism

June 29, 2023 09:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MB

Chelsi 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 ...

Pests vs Beneficial Insects

June 22, 2023 09:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MB

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)...

Best Summer Tree Watering Tips to Follow

June 15, 2023 09:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MB

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 wate...

Growth Rings, a New Book about Davey's History, is Published

June 08, 2023 09:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MB

Matt 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 mea...

Pet-Friendly Landscape Tips

June 01, 2023 09:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MB

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 f...

Summer Tree Checklist

May 25, 2023 09:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MB

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 ...

What is Beech Leaf Disease? Learn the Signs

May 18, 2023 09:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MB

Brad 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 ...

Wood Borers and Woodpeckers – Helping or Hurting?

May 11, 2023 09:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MB

Lou 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...

What You Should Know About Carbon Credits

May 04, 2023 09:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MB

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 cred...

How Hockey is Helping Plant Trees for Arbor Day

April 27, 2023 09:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MB

Sandee 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 tree...

Spring Turf Primer PART 2

April 20, 2023 09:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MB

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 ...

Spring Turf Primer PART 1

April 13, 2023 09:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MB

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...

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