Talking Trees with Davey Tree

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Talking Trees with Davey Tree episodes

March 14, 2024Why Biochar is Important & How it Can Be Used in the Landscape
Dr. Chris Fields-Johnson, technical advisor with the Davey Institute, talks about the many uses and benefits of biochar and how it can be used in the landscape.
In this episode we cover:
What is biochar? (0:40)
What does biochar do to the soil? (1:35)
What does biochar look like? (3:57)
How is biochar made? (5:11)
How would biochar be used in tree plantings? (6:37)
Is biochar a new product? (8:51)
How is biochar packaged? (11:25)
How would a home gardener use it? (12:06)
Chris' background with biochar (13:43)
The many positives of biochar (17:59)
To see what biochar looks like and how it can be used, watch our YouTube video, How to Improve Soil Health with Biochar.

To hear Chris talk more about soil care with biochar, watch our YouTube video, Davey SoilCare®: How to Improve Soil Health with Biochar.

To learn about ways Davey Tree is creating and using biochar, read our press release, Davey Makes Strides Towards Greater Sustainability with New Biochar Facility.

To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
Connect with Davey Tree on social media:
Twitter: @DaveyTree
Facebook: @DaveyTree
Instagram: @daveytree
YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company
LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company
Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com.
Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at [email protected]. We want to hear from you!
Have feedback, questions or a topic you want covered? Click here to send Talking Trees a message OR email [email protected].
21 min
March 07, 2024How Davey Women Support Others
Audrey Sellepack, pesticide compliance specialist at the Davey Institute, and Anne Embrey, organizational change management specialist, talk about their experiences as women in the green industry and their involvement with Davey's Women+ affinity group.
In this episode we cover:
What is a pesticide compliance specialist? (00:53)
What an organizational change management specialist does (1:42)
Anne's green industry journey (2:30)
Audrey's green industry journey (3:15)
Davey's women population (4:57)
Being the only woman in an office (6:12)
Davey's Women+ group (7:24)
The importance of supporting women in the workplace (10:36)
Topics the Womens+ group covers (12:24)
What members get out of being in the group (14:47)
Advice for women in the green industry (17:00)
To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
Connect with Davey Tree on social media:
Twitter: @DaveyTree
Facebook: @DaveyTree
Instagram: @daveytree
YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company
LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company
Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com.
Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at [email protected]. We want to hear from you!
Have feedback, questions or a topic you want covered? Click here to send Talking Trees a message OR email [email protected].
21 min
February 29, 2024Davey's Diagnostic Laboratory - How it's Used & Common Diagnoses
Kodi Riedel, diagnostic laboratory supervisor at the Davey Institute, talks about her work in the lab, how a diagnosis happens and the common diagnoses she's seen in the lab.
In this episode we cover:
What is a diagnostic laboratory supervisor (00:39)
New things seen in the lab (2:09)
How Davey keeps up with tree trends (2:41)
How arborists use the lab (3:40)
The lab's busiest times (5:30)
Abiotic issues (5:58)
Kodi's Davey journey (9:27)
What Davey's lab looks like (10:47)
Diagnosing common conditions (13:14)
The most common diagnoses (14:26)
Handling fatal diagnosis (16:29)
The best part of Kodi's job (17:40)
To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
To learn more about the diagnosis lab, visit our Diagnostic Laboratory webpage here.

Connect with Davey Tree on social media:
Twitter: @DaveyTree
Facebook: @DaveyTree
Instagram: @daveytree
YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company
LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company
Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com.
Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at [email protected]. We want to hear from you!
Have feedback, questions or a topic you want covered? Click here to send Talking Trees a message OR email [email protected].
20 min
February 22, 2024A Look into Davey's Annual Training Program D.I.T.S.
Hear from three students attending the Davey Institute of Tree Sciences (D.I.T.S.) program, Davey's annual flagship training program in biological sciences, safety, tree and plant care and management techniques. Philip Bauerle from Davey's North Pittsburgh office, Izzy Christmann from Davey's Portland office and Max Hackney from Davey's health and safety department talk about their experience in the four-week program, including what they're learning, how they got there and what they're excited to take back home.
In this episode we cover:
What D.I.T.S. means to students (1:20)
What's taught at D.I.T.S. (2:00)
How students will use what they learned (2:21)
Staying in Kent, Ohio, for a month (3:00)
Service line-focused training (4:30)
D.I.T.S. application process (6:09)
Hardest part about D.I.T.S. (6:52)
Most fun part about D.I.T.S. (8:02)
What students take back to their office (9:04)
How the students found Davey Tree (10:36)
Weather safety in Florida (12:30)
Takeaways from D.I.T.S. (13:33)
To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
To learn more about careers at Davey, visit Davey.com/Careers.
To learn more about training at Davey, visit Davey.com/Training.

Connect with Davey Tree on social media:
Twitter: @DaveyTree
Facebook: @DaveyTree
Instagram: @daveytree
YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company
LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company
Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com.

Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at [email protected]. We want to hear from you!
Have feedback, questions or a topic you want covered? Click here to send Talking Trees a message OR email [email protected].
16 min
February 15, 2024Resurrecting The Great American Chestnut Tree
Dan Herms, vice president of research and development at the Davey Institute, talks about the American Chesnut tree - the history, chestnut blight and how scientists are trying to bring the species back to the United States.

In this episode we cover:
History of the American Chestnut (0:38)
Mature specimens of the tree (2:44)
Bringing the tree back (4:19)
GMOs (7:57)
Back crossing (11:27)
How are the hybrid forests doing? (12:56)
The future (15:14)
To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
Connect with Davey Tree on social media:
Twitter: @DaveyTree
Facebook: @DaveyTree
Instagram: @daveytree
YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company
LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company
Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com.
Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at [email protected]. We want to hear from you!
Have feedback, questions or a topic you want covered? Click here to send Talking Trees a message OR email [email protected].
19 min
February 08, 2024Reconnect with Nature! Your Reminder to Get Outside
Jason Gaskill from Davey's Wilmington, Delaware, office shares his personal experience connecting with nature through work, traveling and leading hikes, as well as why it's important to get outside, enjoy the outdoors and connect with nature.

In this episode we cover:
When did Jason's appreciation for trees start? (1:12)
Leading nature hikes (4:19)
Suggestions on how to reconnect with nature (6:41) (17:23)
Everyone walks through the forest differently (8:50)
Working outdoors (11:29)
Planting a tree as a memorial (13:10)
Star gazing (20:12)
To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
To learn more about forest bathing and connecting with nature, check out our other two podcasts, "Benefits of Trees for Human Health + Forest Bathing" and "Healing Gardens - How to Create Your Own & Enjoy Nature."

Connect with Davey Tree on social media:
Twitter: @DaveyTree
Facebook: @DaveyTree
Instagram: @daveytree
YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company
LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company
Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com.
Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at [email protected]. We want to hear from you!
Have feedback, questions or a topic you want covered? Click here to send Talking Trees a message OR email [email protected].
23 min
February 01, 2024Storm Preparedness & Safety Checks After Storms
Jason Parker from Davey's Horsham, Pa., office talks about what to do before and after a storm to protect your landscape.
In this episode we cover:
Winter in Philadelphia (0:37)
What arborists look for before a storm (0:55)
Scheduled storm maintenance (1:33)
Handling ice storms (3:15) (5:50)
What arborists do after a storm (3:52)
Winter rain events (6:56)
Planting the right tree in the right place (9:00)
What Jason likes to plant near houses (10:35)
How arborists prepare for forecasted storms (11:33)
Battery-powered chainsaws (14:20)
Chainsaw safety for homeowners (15:50)
Arborists' feeling about storms (19:05)
To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
To learn more about preparing for winter storms, check out our blog, Your Backyard Tree Checklist for the Winter Storm Season.

To learn more about your responsibilities after a tree falls, read our blog, Does Homeowners Insurance Cover Tree Removal After Storms?

To learn more about protecting your landscape from storms, check out our blog, What to do if a Storm Damaged My Tree?

Connect with Davey Tree on social media:
Twitter: @DaveyTree
Facebook: @DaveyTree
Instagram: @daveytree
YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company
LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company
Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com.
Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at [email protected]. We want to hear from you!
Have feedback, questions or a topic you want covered? Click here to send Talking Trees a message OR email [email protected].
22 min
January 25, 2024Did You Know Salt Can Damage Your Property? Here's How to Stop it
Cindy Grady, regional business developer in Minnesota, talks about the affect salt can have on your landscape and plants and possible alternatives available to property owners.
In this episode we cover:
Smart Salting Certification from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (0:52)
Salt's impact on water sources (2:03)
Alternatives to salt (3:09), (13:52)
Salt's impact on plants (5:13)
How properties can responsibly use salt (5:47)
How to remediate the impacts of salting your landscape (9:27)
Gypsum applications (10:57)
Client perspectives on smart salting (12:44)
Cindy's work with sustainability (15:28)
To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
To learn more about the way salt can hurt your landscape, check out our blog, How Rock Salt May Be Affecting Your Lawn.

To learn more about ways to protect your plants from salting read our blog, How to Protect Trees from Winter Salt or Rock Salt Damage.

Connect with Davey Tree on social media:
Twitter: @DaveyTree
Facebook: @DaveyTree
Instagram: @daveytree
YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company
LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company
Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com.
Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at [email protected]. We want to hear from you!
Have feedback, questions or a topic you want covered? Click here to send Talking Trees a message OR email [email protected].
18 min
January 18, 2024Landscaping Trends to Know About in 2024
Lou Meyer, business developer for Davey's mid-Atlantic region, talks about landscaping trends he saw at the 2024 Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS).
In this episode we cover:
What is the Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show? (0:48)
Trends in landscaping (1:48)
Fabric grow sacks (2:00)
Gardening containers (5:52)
Shifting away from native only (6:25)
Environmental restoration (9:27)
Software in landscaping (11:50)
Winter in D.C. (12:26)
Davey's project with the National Aquarium during MANTS (13:00)
To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
To learn more about environmental restoration at Davey, visit our Environmental Design & Ecosystem Restoration Services page or Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc.'s, a Davey company, website.

To learn more about the Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show, visit mants.com.

Connect with Davey Tree on social media:
Twitter: @DaveyTree
Facebook: @DaveyTree
Instagram: @daveytree
YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company
LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company
Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com.
Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at [email protected]. We want to hear from you!
Have feedback, questions or a topic you want covered? Click here to send Talking Trees a message OR email [email protected].
19 min
January 11, 2024Protecting Newly Planted Trees in the Winter
Matt Betz from Davey's Charlotte office talks about what to do to help a young tree be successful in the winter and his family's history at Davey.
In this episode we cover:
Winter in North Carolina (00:40)
Considerations for young trees in a cool climate (1:28)
Wrapping trees (2:36)
Staking young trees (5:50)
Watering young trees in cold weather (7:53)
Mulching (8:57)
Matt's Davey journey (11:47)
When to plant in North Carolina (16:40)
Charlotte's tree canopy (18:43)
Chinese Elm Trees (21:57)
To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
To learn more about taking care of a young tree during the winter check out our blog, Winter Tree Pruning: Young Trees, Fruit Trees, Spring Flowering Trees.

To learn more about wrapping trees in cold weather check out our blog, Should I Wrap Trees for Winter Protection?
Connect with Davey Tree on social media:
Twitter: @DaveyTree
Facebook: @DaveyTree
Instagram: @daveytree
YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company
LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company
Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com.
Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at [email protected]. We want to hear from you!
Have feedback, questions or a topic you want covered? Click here to send Talking Trees a message OR email [email protected].
26 min

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