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) (1:57)
• How can you help a tree infected by BLD? (2:17)
• Can treatment help a tree fight back against BLD? (3:52) (5:03)
• Where are we seeing BLD? (5:41)
• The feeling of seeing trees infected by BLD (6:06)
• BLD research and next steps (6:55)
• The importance of a diverse landscape (7:51)
• How many tree pests has Dan seen in his career? (8:48)
• Has Dan seen spotted lanternfly in his area? (9:42)
• How Dan got started in arboriculture (10:33)
• When do clients call Dan for a solution or treatment? (11:24)
• The importance of catching BLD early (12:09)
• Solutions and treatments for BLD (12:31)
• The feeling of helping clients with treatments and solutions (13:18)

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To learn more about BLD, read our blog, Is Beech Leaf Disease Impacting Your Trees and listen to our other Talking Trees with Davey Tree episode, What is Beech Leaf Disease? Learn the Signs.

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