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Talking Trees with Davey Tree The Davey Tree Expert Company
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4.2 • 34 Ratings
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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 Home Runs Help Plant Trees: Partnership with the Cleveland Guardians
Sandee 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! -
How Preventative Healthcare for Your Trees Can Save Them
Aaron 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! -
Importance of Diversity in the Landscape and Planting to Replace
Josh 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! -
How Drones are Used in Arboriculture
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! -
Spring Tree Care Tips from an Arborist
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! -
Managing Nature - Storms, Fluctuating Temperatures and Pests
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 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!
Customer Reviews
Great interview format about trees
They pick really smart people to be on this show. I appreciate the knowledge these people share. I learn something with every episode.
Good chill podcast
I like this show. It’s chill, talks about trees, doesn’t necessarily promote Davey services, and the people know what they’re talking about. It’s like sitting around with a bunch of tree dorks and having a beer. What could be better?
A weekly must listen!
Good information and the stories shared each week.
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