Talking Trees with Davey Tree

Latest Episodes:

Healing Gardens - How to Create Your Own & Enjoy Nature Oct 21, 2021

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Chelsi Abbott, technical advisor for the Davey Institute, talks about the scientific benefits nature has on our health, how to create these healing spaces on your own properties and how to gain the benefits of nature from public spaces.
In this episode we cover:

What being a technical advisor means (1:00)
What is a healing garden? (1:37)
How to make your own and what to incorporate (2:30)
Forest bathing - what is it? (5:35)
Ecotherapy certification (6:33)
Taking time outside (8:08)
Grey weather and rain (10:13)
Healing gardens at hospitals and in cities (11:28)
Nature prescription (12:38)
The science behind nature's healing (13:31)
Phytoncides (14:55)
This year's growing season (15:51)
How Chelsi enjoys healing gardens (17:22)

To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
To learn more about the ways trees benefit you, read our blog, The Endless Ways Planting a Tree Can Benefit You.
To learn more about forest bathing, listen to our Forest Bathing podcast episode.
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
Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com. We want to hear from you!

Have feedback, questions or a topic you want covered? Click here to send Talking Trees a message OR email podcasts@davey.com.

Tree Stewards ft. The Rolling Stones' Chuck Leavell Oct 14, 2021

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Chuck Leavell, keyboardist and musical director for The Rolling Stones, is also an environmentalist focused on sustainable forestry, and he sits down to talk about how he came to love trees and why they're important. Listen to learn about a fellow tree steward who loves trees as much as us!
In this episode we cover:

How Chuck found his way to forestry (1:03)
Feeling a connection to the woods (4:58)
Why he started the "The Tree Man" documentary (5:54)
Gardening (7:09)
Visiting Paris, The City of Trees (8:03)
How Chuck came to realize sustainable forestry is important (9:01)
Advocacy (10:22)
How to make a difference (11:41)
How to watch the documentary (12:29)

To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
To learn more about Chuck Leavell and his tree work, check out his website chuckleavell.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
Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com. We want to hear from you!

Have feedback, questions or a topic you want covered? Click here to send Talking Trees a message OR email podcasts@davey.com.

Planting Secrets from an Arborist! Oct 07, 2021

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Chris Plante from Davey's Portland, Maine, office shares some of his tree planting secrets so you'll be prepared to plant trees properly this fall!
In this episode we cover:

Think about where you want to plant (0:49)
Planting too deep and trees from a nursery (1:28) (2:49)
Why you shouldn't plant where a stump was (2:10)
Should you plant a smaller tree or larger one? (4:48)
Planting season in Maine (5:15)
Chris' favorite trees to plant in Maine's climate (5:52)
How to spot hemlock woolly adelgid (8:10)
Watering (8:51)
Soil (9:32)
Planting a tree in the wrong spot (11:25)
People's relationships with trees (12:21)
How Chris started working in arboriculture (13:44)

To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
To learn more about planting a tree near a stump, read our blog, Is it OK to Plant a Tree in the Same Spot?
To learn more about the burlap and wire baskets on some trees, read our blog, Should Burlap or Wire Baskets be Removed When Planting Trees?
To learn more about soil conditions, read our blog, Landscaping in Rocky 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
Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com. We want to hear from you!

Have feedback, questions or a topic you want covered? Click here to send Talking Trees a message OR email podcasts@davey.com.

Salt Tolerant Trees - How You Can Prepare for Winter Now! Sep 30, 2021

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Dan Blazer from Davey's Southwest Milwaukee office shares six salt tolerant trees that are a good idea to plant near roadways, as well as which trees he does not recommended planting near roadways where there is heavy salt traffic. Dan talks about how you can start preparing for winter now by getting these trees planted this fall.
In this episode we cover:

Trees and salt (0:51)
Salt tolerant trees - plant these near roadways (2:00)
- Hybrid elms - princeton and triumph (2:09)
- Kentucky coffeetree (2:50)
- Miyabe maple (4:40)
- Ginkgo biloba (6:16)
- Honey locust (7:41)
- Swamp white oak and schuette oak (11:37)
How are these trees more salt tolerant than others? (4:10)
Diversity in the landscape (8:29)
Ash trees and the emerald ash borer (9:39)
Trees not to plant along roadways (12:34)
- Conifers (12:46)
How Dan started his job (13:21)
Dan's favorite trees and plants (14:33)
- Canadian hemlock (15:10)
  - Hemlock woolly adelgid (15:42)
- Rhododendron (17:00)

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 trees from salt, read our blog, How to Protect Trees from Winter Salt or Rock Salt Damage.
To learn about how rock salt may be affecting your property, read our blog, How Rock Salt May be Affecting Your Lawn.
To learn more about emerald ash borer (EAB), read our EAB 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
Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com. We want to hear from you!

Have feedback, questions or a topic you want covered? Click here to send Talking Trees a message OR email podcasts@davey.com.

The Value of Forests - Canada's National Forest Week Sep 23, 2021

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Amanda Pipes from Davey's Calgary, Alberta, office talks about the benefits of our forests, how you can help keep them healthy and the benefits of teaching others about trees.
In this episode we cover:

Benefits of trees (1:28)
How forests benefit wildlife (2:09)
Wildfires (3:02)
Drought and what you can do (3:50)
Flood control (6:44)
Cleaning the soil (7:13)
Amanda's favorite trees for Calgary's climate (7:31)
Weather changes and what trees to plant (9:13)
Chinook (10:18)
How Amanda started her job (11:11)
Educating others about their trees (13:12)
How often should you have an arborist do a safety check on your property? (14:31)
Diversity in the landscape (15:22)
Satisfaction of helping others (16:26)

To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
To learn more about National Forest Week in Canada, go to the Canadian Institute of Forestry's website.
To learn more about the benefits of trees' shade, read our blog, The Benefit of Shade Trees - Nature's Sunscreen.
To learn more about drought tree care, read our blog, What Should I Do with My Trees in a Drought?
Connect with Davey Tree Expert Company of Canada, Ltd. on social media:
Instagram: @daveytreecanada
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
Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com. We want to hear from you!

Have feedback, questions or a topic you want covered? Click here to send Talking Trees a message OR email podcasts@davey.com.

All About Fall! Tree Leaves, Fall Colors, & More! Sep 16, 2021

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Travis Vickerson from Chippers, Inc., a Davey company, talks about his favorite trees with beautiful fall colors, why your trees might not be losing their leaves and much more to help you learn something new about fall and the trees on your property.
In this episode we cover:

Why do leaves change color? (0:59)
Sugar maples and syrup (2:55)
Fall foliage this year (3:56)
Trees with great fall color (4:43)
Tree structure (6:06)
Why is your tree not dropping its leaves? (7:01)
Trees with unique bark structure (7:52)
How Travis started his job (8:32)
Teaching other arborists how to be safe (9:32)
Safety checks on your tree (13:26)
Saving a tree on a homeowner's property (14:46)

To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
To learn more about trees with colorful fall foliage, read our blog, "Fall Foliage: Best Trees and Shrubs for Red Fall Color."
To learn about trees that lose their leaves in the spring, read our blog, "Why are My Trees Shedding or Losing Leaves 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
Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com. We want to hear from you!

Have feedback, questions or a topic you want covered? Click here to send Talking Trees a message OR email podcasts@davey.com.

Volunteer Tree Work at Veteran Cemeteries - Saluting Branches Sep 09, 2021

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Eric Foley from Maier Tree & Lawn, a Davey company, in Rochester, Minnesota, 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? (0:44)
Work arborists do on the properties (2:36)
Pausing during work (3:23)
Why this work is important to Eric (4:12)
How Eric started his job in arboriculture (5:44)
Difference between working on a homeowner's property versus a veterans' cemetery (6:55)
Prep work beforehand (8:05) (11:39)
Making a difference and bringing arborists together (9:44)
Geographic Information System (GIS) (12:26)
Getting involved in Saluting Branches and becoming a site leader (13:50)

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 SalutingBranches.org.
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
Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com. We want to hear from you!

Have feedback, questions or a topic you want covered? Click here to send Talking Trees a message OR email podcasts@davey.com.

Arborist's Favorite Trees for Planting Season - Eastern U.S. Sep 02, 2021

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Nick St. Sauveur from Cortese Tree Specialists in Knoxville, Tennessee, shares his top favorite trees for Eastern U.S. climates just in time to help you prepare for planting season this fall!
In this episode we cover:

#1 Favorite tree - Katsura (0:54)
#2 Favorite tree - Sourwood (4:12)
Natives (6:16)
#3 Favorite tree - American smoke tree (7:39)
Right tree, right place (8:48)
Trees for full sun (10:18)
#4 Favorite tree - Black tupelo (10:51)
Nick's advice on planting (13:52)

To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
To learn about the right time to plant trees in your area, read our blog, When is the Best Time of Year to Plant Trees? (Evergreens, Maples and Fruit Trees).
To learn more about planting a tree in the fall, read our blog, When is it too Late to Plant a Tree in the Fall?
To learn more about the benefits of planting native trees, read our blog, Benefits of Planting Trees Native to Your Region.
To learn more about growing trees in full sun, read our blog, What is Considered "Full Sun?"
To learn more about the best way to plant a tree, read our blog, Plant Any Tree Step by Step (Burlap Wrapped, Potted and Seedlings).
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
Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com. We want to hear from you!

Have feedback, questions or a topic you want covered? Click here to send Talking Trees a message OR email podcasts@davey.com.

Arborist's Favorite Trees for Planting Season - Western U.S. Aug 26, 2021

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Michael Sundberg from Davey's South Denver office shares his top favorite trees for Western U.S. climates just in time to help you prepare for planting season this fall!
In this episode we cover:

Planting season in Western U.S. (0:54)
How Michael started working in arboriculture (1:25)
What has this summer been link in Denver? (2:07)
#1 Favorite tree - Bristlecone pine (2:43)
#2 Favorite tree - Sugar maple (3:52)
Fall planting (5:32)
Biggest mistakes when planting a tree (6:32)
#3 Favorite tree - Tulip poplar (7:31)
Blue spruce problems? (9:22)
#4 Favorite tree - Aspen (10:04)
Most enjoyable part of being an arborist (11:07)

To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
To learn about the right time to plant trees in your area, read our blog, When is the Best Time of Year to Plant Trees? (Evergreens, Maples and Fruit Trees).
To learn more about planting a tree in the fall, read our blog, When is it too Late to Plant a Tree in the Fall?
To learn about some more trees that are best suited for drought climates, read our blog, Best Trees for Drought Areas (Drought Tolerant Trees by Zone).
To learn more about the best way to plant a tree, read our blog, Plant Any Tree Step by Step (Burlap Wrapped, Potted and Seedlings).
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
Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com. We want to hear from you!

Have feedback, questions or a topic you want covered? Click here to send Talking Trees a message OR email podcasts@davey.com.

Arborists' Work on Historical Properties - Fallingwater Aug 19, 2021

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Dick Till from Davey's South Pittsburgh office is joined with Ann Talarek, horticulturalist at the historic Fallingwater house, as they discuss the important work arborists do on historic properties. The Fallingwater house was designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in the 1930s and is considered a National Historical Landmark.
In this episode we cover:

Ann's job at Fallingwater (1:02)
Dick's job working with Fallingwater (2:57) (15:06)
Hemlock woolly adelaide (3:55)
Famous plants at Fallingwater (6:47)
What it's like working on a historical property (8:30) (12:59)
Favorite trees on the property (9:55)
Working with Davey (13:41) (15:42)
Visiting Fallingwater (16:07)

To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
To learn more about the Fallingwater house, visit the website, Fallingwater.org.
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
Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com. We want to hear from you!

Have feedback, questions or a topic you want covered? Click here to send Talking Trees a message OR email podcasts@davey.com.