Lukas Suzano from Davey's Buffalo office talks about his favorite small trees for the landscape.

In this episode we cover:

• Defining a small tree (0:30)
• Determining what tree to plant (1:17)
• American hornbeam (2:33)
• Flowering options (3:23)
  • Dogwoods (3:44)
• Japanese maple (4:30)
• Crabapple (6:28)
• Can a small tree grow in a container? (8:20)
• Japanese maple in a container (9:13)
• Favorites trees that don't get planted as often as they should be (10:32)
• Rose of Sharon shrub (11:49)
• How Lukas started his career in arboriculture (16:04)
• Relationship with customers (17:39)
• Importance of having an expert visit your property (19:04)

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To learn more about deciding which tree to plant, read our blog, Guide on How to Choose a Tree to Plant: Planning and Selecting.
To learn more about small trees for small space landscaping, read our blog, Best Dwarf Trees for Small Space Landscaping (Flowering and More).

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Chris Fields-Johnson, technical advisor for the Davey Institute, gives us the science behind when trees will leaf out in the spring and when you should take a closer look if they haven't yet.

In this episode we cover:

• How do trees know when it's time to leaf out? (0:33)
• When to get worried about your tree (4:46) (6:26)
• What species should start blooming soon? (5:35)
• Autumn olive tree (7:11)
• What is a technical advisor? (10:41)
• Spring in Virginia (14:39)
• Winter in Virginia (15:42)
• Trees Chris feels should be planted more (18:03)

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To learn more about when to expect your trees to leaf out, read our blog, When Do Tree Leaves Come Back in Spring?

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Brad McBride from Davey's West Cleveland office talks all about how to get your trees and property ready for spring, such as what you should be looking for and how an arborist can help. 

In this episode we cover:

• Drainage issues (0:49)
• Dormant oil and hemlock woolly adelgid (1:58)
• When to start planting (4:01)
• Brad's favorite spring trees (4:51)
• Apple scab (6:37)
• How seasonal fluctuations affect pests and diseases (8:26)
• How Brad started his job (10:00)
• Evaluating tree structure (13:28)
• Fertilizer (14:56)
• Right tree, right place (16:30)

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

To learn more about spring tree care, read our blogs, Spring Tree Care Checklist: Prepare in 3 Phases and Most Common Questions About Tree Care in Spring.
To learn more about fertilization, watch our video, Tree Fertilization: Why Should I Fertilize My Tree?
To learn more about planting your tree in the right place, watch our video, How to Plant a Tree: Right Tree, Right Place.

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Carolyn Sulzen, Morgan Nash and Laura Anderson from Davey's East Denver office talk about their all-female climbing crew and what it's like to climb trees for their career. 

In this episode we cover:

• All-female climbing crew (0:45)
• What a climbing crew does (1:15)
• Response when a female team shows up (2:18)
• Physical part of the job (3:02)
• How Laura started her job (3:35)
• Afraid of heights (4:36)
• Importance on safety (5:11)
• Proving themselves (6:15)
• Hardest part of the job (8:12)
• Unique experiences in trees (10:01)
• Fun part of the job (11:04)
• Advice for other women considering this career (13:08)

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 jobs.davey.com.

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Joe Berg from Davey's East Bay office in California shares some advice on how to incorporate eco-friendly practices into your landscape routine, as well as a fun story about popular client Joe's office worked with. 

In this episode we cover:

• Native trees and minimal water requirements (0:41) 
• Smart watering (2:28)
• Mulching and soil compaction (4:25) 
• Fertilizers (8:51)
• How Joe started his job (11:59)
• Famous NFL client who brought trees back from where he traveled (13:39)
• Pesticides and fungicides (16:12)
• Native trees for the West (18:19)
• Monterey pines in California (20:54)

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

To learn more about the benefits of native trees, read our blog, Benefits of Planting Trees Native to Your Region.
To learn more about the best time to water, read our blog, Morning (Not Night) is the Best Time to Water Plants in the Summer.
To learn more about drip irrigation, read our blog, How to Water Trees and Shrubs with Drip Irrigation (and Tips!).
To learn more about soil compaction, read our blog, How to Tell if Soil is Compacted Around Trees and What to do.

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Josh Fritz from Hartney Greymont, a Davey company, in Concord, Massachusetts, shares all you need to know about roots, such as trees you should not plant near the house, trees with non-invasive root systems and root pruning. 

In this episode we cover:

• Willows (0:46)
• Norway maple (2:09)
• River birch (3:39)
• Elms (4:45)
• Roots affecting sidewalks (5:24)
• Arborvitae and stewartia (6:22)
• Planting close to the house (10:30)
• 30 under 30 (11:31)
• Root pruning (13:08)
• Snow and storm damage (15:17)
• Other trees you can plant near the house (18:27)
• Crabapples (19:41)

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

To learn more about other trees with non-invasive root systems, read our blog, Fruit, Shade and Curbside Trees with Non-Invasive Root Systems.
To learn more about girdling roots, watch out YouTube videos on on How to Treat and Remove Tree Girdling Roots and Tree Planting: What are Girdling Roots?
To learn about exposed tree roots, read our blog, Are Exposed Tree Roots a Bad Thing? Get to the Root of the Problem.

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Sean Barlette from Davey's Northwest Detroit office shares some low maintenance evergreens that are great for privacy screening, as well as some advice on fungal and pest problems that affect some evergreens. 

In this episode we cover:

• Low maintenance, privacy screening evergreens (0:43)
• Being home more and thinking about privacy (1:44)
• Eastern white pine (2:13)
• Spacing (3:29)
• Arborvitae (4:17)
• Deer (4:46)
• Smaller plants (5:38)
• Other privacy screening evergreens (6:39)
• Blue spruce and rhizosphaera (7:20)
• Serbian spruce (8:58)
• Hemlocks (9:32)
• Mite activity on hemlocks (10:39)
• How Sean found his way to his job and why he enjoys it (13:47)
• Signal tree (15:03)

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

To learn more about other trees for privacy screening, read our blogs, Fast-Growing Trees for Privacy (By Zone) and Fast Growing Trees for Privacy: Leyland Cypress.
To learn more about rhizosphaera needle cast, read our blog, Blue Spruce Tree Needles Turning Yellow, Brown, then Dropping?  Check for...
To learn more about hemlock woolly adelgid, read our blog, What is this White Fuzz on Tree Branches? (And How to Treat).

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Robert Spartz from Davey's Quad Cities office talks about why pruning trees in the dormant season is the best choice, and how to safely prune your own trees.

In this episode we cover:

• Dormant pruning (0:47)
• Knowing if you or an expert should prune (3:34)
• How arborists learn to prune (4:37)
• Pruning mistakes (6:26) (14:56)
• Three step method (7:38)
• Tools for pruning (9:26)
• Sharpening tools (10:56)
• Are there trees that don't like dormant pruning? (11:33)
• How Robert started his job as an arborist (12:54)

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

To learn more about pruning during the dormant season, read our blog, Winter Tree Pruning: Young Trees, Fruit Trees, Spring Flowering Trees.
To learn more about pruning outside of the dormant season, read our blog, Pruning Trees in the Spring: Is it OK to Do? and Can You Prune or Cut Trees Limbs in the Summer?
To learn more about pruning tools, read our blog, 3 Best Tree Trimming Tools to Own.

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Sean Zieche from Davey's Glen Ellyn, Illinois,  office shares some of his favorite big trees for the landscape, as well as why it's important to plant a big tree in the right spot.

We are celebrating our one-year podcast anniversary this month with a Davey Bluetooth earbuds giveaway! To enter, head to our Facebook page @DaveyTree or our LinkedIn page @TheDaveyTreeExpertCompany to learn how to enter. This week we're sharing some of our favorite stories over the past year of how our arborists came to find their careers in arboriculture.

In this episode we cover:

• Big trees (1:03)
• Planting a big tree (1:56)
• Native trees (4:35)
• Hackberry (6:36)
• Willow (9:15)
• Trees for birds (10:26)
• Chicago lustre (11:06)
• Hickory and oak trees (11:42)
• Having a professional (13:06)
• Shagbark hickory (14:37)
• Black cherry and pecan trees (16:57)
• Kentucky coffeetree (18:47)
• How Sean became an arborist (20:24)

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

To learn more about big trees being planted too close to the house, read our blog, Buying a House with Big, Mature Trees Near House or Foundation.
To learn more about the benefit of planting native trees,  read our blog, Benefits of Planting Trees Native to Your Region.

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Eric Countryman from Davey's East Pittsburgh office talks about all the neat tools arborists are trained to use to help your trees.

We are celebrating our one-year podcast anniversary this month with a Davey Bluetooth earbuds giveaway! To enter, head to our Facebook page @DaveyTree or our LinkedIn page @TheDaveyTreeExpertCompany to learn how to enter. This week we're sharing some of our favorite stories over the past year of how our arborists came to find their careers in arboriculture.

In this episode we cover:

• Resistograph (1:26)
• Sounding hammer (3:45)
• Air spading (4:22)
• Soil probe (6:35)
• Hand shovel and rake (7:12)
• DBH tape (7:31)
• Chipper (8:02)
• Stump grinder (10:29)
• What arborists do in the winter (12:52)
• Why it's important to prune during the dormant season (13:36)
• Painting (14:51)
• Multi-ton cranes, small motor machines and chainsaws (15:54)
• Safety (17:02)

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

To learn more about stump removal and grinding, read our blog, Is Tree Stump Removal Necessary, or is it Better to Grind a Stump?
To learn more about planting a tree where a stump was just removed, read our blog, Is it OK to Plant a Tree in the Same Spot?
To learn more about when to prune trees, read our blog, How Often to Prune Trees (Including Oak Trees).
To learn more about why pruning during the dormant season is best, read our blog, Importance of Pruning: 5 Reasons to Prune During the Winter Season.

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