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Talking Trees with Davey Tree The Davey Tree Expert Company
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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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How This Year's Dual Cicada Emergence is Impacting Your Trees
Alec 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 c...
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Why International Society of Arboriculture Certifications are Important
Ryan 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 Soci...
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Drought Stress and Spiraling Decline of Trees
Matthew 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 impa...
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All About Mulch with Davey's Mulch Expert
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 mu...
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How to Save Your Trees Before Starting Backyard Construction Projects
Taylor 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 reside...
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Spotted Lanternfly and Other Pests to Watch for
Mike 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)Leas...