Talking Trees with Davey Tree The Davey Tree Expert Company

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 ma...

Scott 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 municipalitie...

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 st...

Dan 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)...

Josh 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...

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...