Lou Meyer, business developer for Davey's mid-Atlantic region, shares all of his advice on how to correctly and safely hang outdoor lights on your trees this holiday season, as well as some gift ideas for a special tree lover in your life. 

In this episode we cover:

• Putting lights on trees safely (0:50)
• Outdoor safe lights (1:35)
• Extension cord and electric tape (3:15)
• Can you keep lights on all year? 4:33)
• How to correctly put lights on the tree (6:04)
• Staple gun? (7:35)
• Formula for how many lights on a tree (8:22)
• Putting lights on a young tree (9:51)
• Gifts for tree lovers (10:43)
• Pruning saws (13:07)
• Pruning (16:18)
• Maryland's season this year (18:23)
• Which is worse - too much water or a drought? (19:01)
• Lou's favorite part about his job (19:57)

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To learn more about safely hanging outdoor lights on your trees, read our blog, How to Safely Hang Outdoor Lights: The Dos and Don'ts.
To learn more about hanging outdoor lights on tall trees, read our blog, How to Put Christmas Lights on Tall Outdoor Trees.
To learn more about keeping lights on your tree year round, read our blog, Is it OK to Keep Outdoor Lights on Year Round?
To learn more about trimming your own trees, read our blog, DIY - How to Trim Tree Branches Yourself.

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