Talking Trees with Davey Tree

Latest Episodes:

10 Mistakes Homeowners Make with Their Trees PART 1 Jun 03, 2021

Show notes

Dash Schenck from Davey's Portland, Oregon, office shares some of his top 10 mistakes he has seen homeowners make with their trees. Be sure you don't repeat these same mistakes on your own properties! Tune back in next Thursday for the rest of Dash's list.
In this episode we cover:

Tree topping (1:31)
Planting too deep (3:43)
Backfilling (6:33)
Wrong tree, wrong place (7:18)
Overplanting (9:10)
Improper pruning (10:02)
Timing (12:41)

To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
To learn more about why tree topping is harmful, read our blog, What is Tree Topping and Why Topping is Harmful to Trees.
To learn more about the benefits of having a tree properly pruned, read our blog, What is Pruning? The Importance, Benefits and Methods of Pruning.
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.

Best Trees for Your Backyard + Tree Safety Check May 27, 2021

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Chris Ellwood from Davey's West Columbus office shares the best trees he recommends for your backyard. Whether you're looking for trees for sunny areas or wet spots in your yard, he has the answers! Chris also shares how to do a tree safety check before you head outside for the summer and when you should get a professional involved.
In this episode we cover:

How to find the best backyard tree (0:47)
Black Gum tree (4:18)
Trees Chris does not recommend (4:55)
Yellowwood tree (5:05)
Paperbark Maple tree (6:28)
Checking out your nearby forests (7:30)
Dawn Redwood tree (8:16)
White Oak tree (9:33)
Kentucky Coffee tree (10:38)
Sweetgum tree and mulching (11:14)
Hackberry tree (13:13)
Find your local Davey office and request a consultation (15:29)
Tree Wizard - Arbor Day Foundation (16:25)
Tree safety (17:53)
- Pruning (18:46)
- Tree lean (21:00)
- Soil heave (21:51)

To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
To learn more about conducting a tree safety check, read our blog, Summer Tree Care Checklist: 3 Steps to Tree Safety this Season.
To learn more about protecting yourself while in the yard, read our blog, Landscape Safety Tips Every Homeowner Should Know.
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.

Benefits of Native Trees + the Pawpaw Tree! May 20, 2021

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Miles Stephens from Davey's South Pittsburgh office talks about native trees he recommends, as well as the Pawpaw tree!
In this episode we cover:

Classifying native trees and their benefits (0:52 )
Native trees and the weather/climates (2:03)
Sourwood tree (4:17)
Serviceberry tree (6:29)
Redbud tree - edible pods and flowers (8:22 )
Scarlet Oak tree (10:14)
Pawpaw trees and fruit (11:56)
How Miles started his job (16:21)

To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
To learn more about the benefits of planting native trees in your region, read our blog, Benefits of Planting Trees Native to Your Region.
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.

What is Urban Forestry? - Why it's Important & How You Can Help May 13, 2021

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Kerry Gray, principal consultant for urban forestry at Davey Resource Group is joined with Omar Leon, urban forester for the City of Miami Beach to discuss what urban forestry is, why urban forestry is important and what you can do to help urban foresters reach their goal.
In this episode we cover:

What Kerry and Omar are working on (0:56)
Kerry's role in urban forestry (2:47)
Trees in Miami Beach (4:18)
10-20-30 rule (5:59)
Defining urban forestry (6:51)
Feel-good part of the job (9:47)
Miami Beach project (11:35)
Advice for homeowners - how to help with urban forestry (15:32)
How Omar started his job (16:57)
How Kerry started her job (18:49)

To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
To learn more about urban forestry at Davey, check out our Urban Forestry Resources.
To learn more about other projects Davey Resource Group does, head to the DRG 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
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.

Pruning Spring Flowering Trees May 06, 2021

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Robert Dallmann from Davey's Chesapeake, Maryland, office talks about how to properly prune spring flowering trees on your property, as well as how an arborist can help.
In this episode we cover:

Flowering trees and when to prune (0:43)
Pruning - an art or a science? (5:08)
Crape Myrtle (6:35)
Bradford Pear (7:47)
Other flowering trees (8:52)
Right tree right place (9:47)
Doug's Crabapple tree (14:46)
Timing when pruning trees (16:12)
Trees aging (18:56)
Isaac Newton's apple tree (19:33)
The craft of pruning - right tools and sharp tools (20:39)
Why trees are important to Rob (23:36)

To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
To learn more about pruning trees in the spring, read our blog, Pruning Trees in Spring - Is it ok to do?
To learn more about when your flowering trees should bloom, read our blog, When do Flowering Trees Bloom in Spring, Including Fruit 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

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

What is Arbor Day? with the Arbor Day Foundation President Dan Lambe Apr 29, 2021

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This week we are joined with the President of the Arbor Day Foundation Dan Lambe to discuss what exactly Arbor Day is and what the Arbor Day Foundation does. Listen to learn about the great programs this foundation does to promote tree planting across the globe! And don't forget to celebrate national Arbor Day this year on Friday, April 30, 2021.
We're celebrating Arbor Day all month long with the Davey Planting Project Giveaway! We want to promote tree planting this Arbor Day, so we're giving away tree seeds to anyone and everyone who is interested! All you have to do is email a mailing address to podcasts@davey.com and you'll receive your complimentary seeds in the mail along with planting instructions. You have until April 30, 2021 to send us an email for your seeds. *Seeds can only be mailed within the U.S.
In this episode we cover:

History of the Arbor Day Foundation (1:22)
Programs (2:25)
- Tree City USA (2:56)
Ways you can help with the Arbor Day Foundation's mission (3:50)
Urgency to plant (5:07)
Natural disasters - Community Tree Recovery program (6:54)
How Dan came to love trees and started his job (8:40)
Team Trees - YouTube campaign (10:18)
International programs (12:39)
Shade trees (14:23)
Tree Campus Healthcare (15:26)
Arbor Day! (16:48)

To learn more about the Arbor Day Foundation, check out its website arborday.org.
To learn more about ways you can celebrate Arbor Day, go to celebratearborday.com.
To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
Connect with the Arbor Day Foundation on Facebook @arborday, Twitter @arborday and Instagram @arbordayfoundation.

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

What is Environmental Justice? - Know the Importance of Trees this Earth Day Apr 22, 2021

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Josh Behounek, business development manager for Davey Resource Group, discusses what exactly environmental justice is and what we can do to help.
We're celebrating Arbor Day all month long with the Davey Planting Project Giveaway! We want to promote tree planting this Arbor Day, so we're giving away tree seeds to anyone and everyone who is interested! All you have to do is email a mailing address to podcasts@davey.com and you'll receive your complimentary seeds in the mail along with planting instructions. You have until the end of the month to send us an email for your seeds. *Seeds can only be mailed within the U.S.
In this episode we cover:

What is environmental justice? (1:13)
What Davey is doing for environmental justice (3:32)
- Tree equity in Holyoke, MA (6:36)
- Level the Planting Field in South Chicago (10:35)
What homeowners can do (12:57)
Future of environmental justice (14:19)
What attracts Josh to this work (15:01)

To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
You can learn more about environmental justice on the United States Environmental Protection Agency website Josh mentions.

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

Benefits of Trees for Human Health + Forest Bathing Apr 15, 2021

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Jason Henning, research urban forester for Davey Tree, discusses the human health benefits of trees and why it's important to spend time in nature and around trees.
We're celebrating Arbor Day all month long with the Davey Planting Project Giveaway! We want to promote tree planting this Arbor Day, so we're giving away tree seeds to anyone and everyone who is interested! All you have to do is email a mailing address to podcasts@davey.com and you'll receive your complimentary seeds in the mail along with planting instructions. You have until the end of the month to send us an email for your seeds. *Seeds can only be mailed within the U.S.
In this episode we cover:

Forest bathing (1:15) (15:31)
Health benefits of being in nature (2:17)
Small forests in urban areas (3:40 )
iTree (4:47)
How Jason started his job (5:45)
Urban forestry (7:43)
Best trees for urban environments and tree diversity (9:45)

To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
To learn more about tree benefits, read our blog, Benefits of Planting Trees - Latest Research.
To learn more about tree benefits such as shade and why it's important for our health, read our blog, The Benefits of Shade Trees - Nature's Sunscreen.
To learn more about i-Tree and how it can be used, read our blog, i-Tree Tools Help You Better Know Your Trees and Their Benefits.

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

The Science of Trees, Fungi & Diseases Apr 08, 2021

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Chrissy Balk, technical advisor for the Davey Institute, teaches us all about the science of trees, such as how photosynthesis works, how trees help with storm water runoff, how they clean the air and types of fungi and diseases.
We're celebrating Arbor Day all month long with the Davey Planting Project Giveaway! We want to promote tree planting this Arbor Day, so we're giving away tree seeds to anyone and everyone who is interested! All you have to do is email a mailing address to podcasts@davey.com and you'll receive your complimentary seeds in the mail along with planting instructions. You have until the end of the month to send us an email for your seeds. *Seeds can only be mailed within the U.S.
In this episode we cover:

Photosynthesis (2:05)
Storm water runoff and erosion (3:11)
Cleaning the air (4:01)
Human benefits (4:33)
Trees Chrissy has planted (6:14)
How Chrissy started her job (8:27)
Fungi (10:55)
Diseases (12:05)
- Tar spots on maple leaves (12:20)
- Pine Wilt - Pinewood Nematode (13:13)
The best part of Chrissy's job (18:22)

To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
To learn more about various types of tree fungi, check out our blogs on Tree Fungus.
To learn more about common tree diseases, read our blog, Common Tree Pests and Diseases to Look Out for 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

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

Planting a Tree Best Practices + A GIVEAWAY! Apr 01, 2021

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Natalie McNeill from Davey's Fort Collins, Colorado, office helps introduce our month-long celebration of Arbor Day by talking about best practices for planting a tree, as well as kicking off the Davey Planting Project Giveaway! We want to promote tree planting this Arbor Day, so we're giving away tree seeds to anyone and everyone who is interested! All you have to do is email a mailing address to podcasts@davey.com and you'll receive your complimentary seeds in the mail along with planting instructions. You have until the end of the month to send us an email for your seeds. *Seeds can only be mailed within the U.S.
In this episode we cover:

Biggest mistakes when planting a tree (1:45)
Selecting the right tree for your property (2:29)
How deep should you plant a tree? (4:18)
Root flare (5:01)
Balled and burlap (6:28)
Soil (8:30)
Water (10:18) (13:04)
Mulching (11:15)
Natalie's favorite trees (15:15)
ISA Board Certified Master Arborist® (16:34)
How Natalie found her way to trees (17:36)

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, read our blogs, Planting a Tree Step by Step (Burlap Wrapped, Potted and Seedlings) and In Too Deep?.
To learn more about mulching your trees, read our blogs, The Proper Way to Mulch Your Trees, Should I Mulch Around Trees or Not? Yes, and Here's Why and Why You Need to Keep Mulch Away from Tree Trunks.

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