James Steffel, plant health care coordinator for Davey's North Minneapolis office, discusses how rapidly changing temperature and precipitation patterns can impact your trees.

In this episode we cover:  

• Shifts in the weather in Minneapolis (:38)
• How long has Minneapolis been in a drought? (2:03)
• Heavy rainfall periods in Minneapolis (2:52)
• Minneapolis temperature patterns (4:13)
• How are trees reacting to these weather pattern changes? (5:10)
• Wood-boring insects and weather pattern changes (6:45)
• What can we do to prevent weather pattern changes from impacting our trees? (8:16)
• Emerald ash borer in Minneapolis (10:02)
• The importance of a diverse tree canopy (11:18)
• What James does in his role (12:39)
• What are humates? (15:14)
• Why is this job right for James? (16:57)

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

To learn more about swings in weather patterns, visit our Climate Change page, and read our blog, Climate Facing Trees For U.S. Metropolitan Areas.

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Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com. 

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