Kevin Sproule from Davey's Edmonton, Alberta, office shares advice on how to protect your trees and plants from rock salt damage, as well as how to determine if your tree has experienced salt damage.

In this episode we cover:  

• How to keep plants safe from salt (0:45)
• Keeping salt away from the base of trees (1:41)
• Watering (2:38)
• Determining if a tree has salt damage (3:15)
• When to call an arborist (3:58)
• Fertilizing (4:28)
• Physical barriers (6:37)
• Tough winters (7:37)
• Trees that are more tolerant to salt damage (8:04)
• Trees that are more susceptible to salt damage (9:01)
• How Kevin started his career (9:27)
• Climate in Edmonton (10:33)
• Free consultations (12:56)
• How often will an arborist visit a property? (13:42)
• Relationship with clients (14:22) 

To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.

To learn more about how to protect your trees from rock salt, read our blog, How to Protect Trees from Winter Salt or Rock Salt Damage.
To learn more about ways your property may be experiencing rock salt damage, read our blog, How Rock Salt May Be Affecting Your Lawn.
To learn more about salt tolerant trees, read our blog, Salt Tolerant Evergreen Trees (By Zone and Region).

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