Lou Meyer, arborist and business developer from Davey's Mid-Atlantic region, answers listener questions! Keep listening to hear Lou talk about burls, pruning, planting trees, removing invasives and more. To submit a question for a future episode, email us at [email protected].

In this episode we cover: 

• What are knarls/burls? (1:08)
• Do burls add value to the tree? (3:19)
• Tree and burl removals (5:40)
• Best way to remove turf grass to add a mulch ring (7:23)
• Turf grass removal between tree roots (10:33)
• Picking varieties of trees where you are (11:53)
• Using cardboard to control weeds (16:49)
• Lou's work with volunteer organizations (19:59)
• Should you prune trees in natural environments? (21:32)
• Planting trees and removing invasives (25:23)

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