Talking Trees with Davey Tree

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Talking Trees with Davey Tree episodes

October 20, 2022There’s Fungus Among Us – Different Ways to Deal with Fungal Issues
Chelsi Abbott, technical advisor for the Davey Institute, talks about the positives and negatives of fungi, her Davey career and what employee ownership means to her while we celebrate Employee Ownership Month through the month of October.
To celebrate Employee Ownership Month, stay tuned to the end of each episode throughout the month of October to hear what each Davey guest enjoys about employee ownership at Davey.

In this episode we cover:
How fungi can be a positive (0:50)
Chelsi’s favorite fungi (1:13)
The relationship between trees and fungi (2:10)
Should you add fungi to your soil? (3:15)
Other positives of fungi (4:20)
The beauty of fungi and uses for it (6:55)
More of Chelsi’s favorite fungi (12:28)
What is artillery fungus and what does it do? (13:00)
Negatives of fungi (15:04)
Chelsi’s job as a technical advisor (16:16)
Leaf diseases and fungicide (18:30)
How Chelsi got into fungi (19:45)
Fungal diseases Chelsi worries about (20:30)
Working with oak wilt (23:08)
Climate Change (25:50)
What Chelsi enjoys about her work (27:14)
What employee ownership means to Chelsi (27:45)
To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.

To learn more about diseases caused by fungi, read our blog, Common Spring Plant and Tree Diseases Caused by Fungi.
To learn more about oak wilt and other oak diseases, read our blog, Why Are My Oak Tree Leaves Turning Brown?
To learn more about identifying fungi on trees, read our blog, What Are These Green Spots on My Tree’s Trunk or Branches?

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

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].
30 min
October 13, 2022Why You Should Love Your Leaves
Jay Judd from Davey’s East Denver office talks about the benefits of leaves, emerald ash borer (EAB), his favorite trees and what employee ownership means to him while we celebrate Employee Ownership Month through the month of October.

To celebrate Employee Ownership Month, stay tuned to the end of each episode throughout the month of October to hear what each Davey guest enjoys about employee ownership at Davey.

In this episode we cover:
The benefits of leaves (0:50)
Using leaves for mulch and compost (2:45)
Fall foliage in Colorado (3:35)
Jay’s favorite tree for fall color (4:50)
Using leaves for crafts (5:11)
How Jay started with Davey (6:35)
What employee ownership means to Jay (7:42)
What Jay gets out of his job (8:36)
The role of leaves (10:57)
Some of Jay’s favorite trees (13:25)
Emerald ash borer in Colorado (17:26)

To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
To learn more about managing leaves in your yard, read our blog, Managing Fallen Leaves in Your Yard.
To learn more about using leaves for compost, read our blog, Compost Shredded, Dry Leaves to Get These Leaf Compost Benefits.
To learn more about Emerald ash borer, read our blog, The 101 on Emerald Ash Borer.
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

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
October 06, 2022What do Trees and Sports Have in Common?
Sandee Reid, vice president of corporate communications and strategic planning, talks about NBA and MLB partnerships Davey is involved with to increase the canopy cover in Northeast Ohio, as well as what employee ownership means to her while we celebrate Employee Ownership Month through the month of October.

To celebrate Employee Ownership Month, stay tuned to the end of each episode throughout the month of October to hear what each Davey guest enjoys about employee ownership at Davey.
In this episode we cover:
Sports programs Davey is involved with to plant trees (0:36)
How these programs started (1:05)
Cleveland Cavaliers Trees for Threes program: How many trees? (1:46)
Where will the trees be planted? (2:10)
What species will be planted? (5:28)
Benefits of planting native trees (3:28)
Selecting the planting spot (4:48)
Cleveland Guardians Swing for the Trees program (6:14)
Tree distribution (7:25)
Scoreboard tree facts (8:07)
Sandee's favorite trees (8:46)
Tree questions (9:48)
How Sandee joined Davey and what she enjoys about her job (10:31)
Why employee ownership makes Davey special (11:46)
Long-term results for both programs (12:20)
Pittsburgh Penguins (13:03)
To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
To learn more about Davey's Trees for Threes partnership with the Cleveland Cavaliers, read the press release, Cavs and Davey Tree Team Up to Plant Trees in Northeast Ohio.
To learn more about Davey's Swing for the Trees partnership with the Cleveland Guardians, read the press release, Cleveland Guardians and Davey Tree Team Up to Plant Trees in Northeast Ohio.
To learn more about the benefits of planting native trees, read our blog, Benefits of Planting Trees Native to Your Region.
To learn more about selecting the right spot to plant your tree, read our blog, Commercial Landscaping Rule #1: Right Plant, Right Place.
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

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].
15 min
September 29, 2022The Ultimate Tree Planting Guide
Nick St. Sauveur from Cortese Tree Specialists, a Davey company, talks about when to plant a tree, what trees to plant and the best practices for tree planting.
In this episode we cover:
Why should you plant this time of year? (0:44)
Deciding where to plant a tree. (1:40)
The importance of hiring a certified arborist. (5:20)
Root pruning best practices. (6:35)
What to do for a tree that’s planted too deep. (9:45)
Containerized plants (11:09)
What Nick prefers when planting (12:00)
How much to water your trees (13:00)
Clay soil best practices (14:20)
Best practices for fertilization (16:00)
When you should (and shouldn’t) stake your tree (16:50)
When to mulch your tree and what type to use (18:40)
Best practices for mulching (20:20)
Nick’s favorite trees (21:25)
To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
To learn more about tree planting, read our blog, Tree Planting Guide: 3 Methods of Planting Trees.
To learn more about what trees to plant, read our blog, Guide on How to Choose A Tree to Plant: Planning & Selecting.
To learn more about caring for new trees, read our blog, How to Take Care of a Newly Planted Tree (5 Easy Steps).
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

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
September 22, 2022What are Climbing Competitions?
Sam Schunk, a trimmer from Davey’s Elmsford, New York, office, and Libby Bower, a trimmer from Davey’s Lake Bluff, Illinois, office talk about their experiences climbing for competitions and their careers.
In this episode we cover:
What is competitive climbing? (0:35)
How Sam got into competitive climbing. (2:15)
Sam’s experience with nerves while competing and what competitions are like. (2:50)
Sam’s best competition and what he learns from other competitors. (3:46)
Training for competitions and climbing for Davey. (5:55)
Sam's career with Davey (7:30)
The view from the trees. (8:25)
Safety while climbing. (8:55)
What Sam gets from competitions. (9:50)
Libby's Davey career. (11:30)
Libby’s experience climbing trees growing up. (12:20)
The physical aspect and training process of tree climbing. (12:50)
Libby’s climbing competition experience and nerves while competing. (14:45)
Libby’s favorite part of competing. (16:46)

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.
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

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
September 15, 2022How to Know if You’re Over or Under Watering Your Tree + How to Help Stop Transplant Shock
Brian Sieber, district manager from Davey’s Cincinnati, office talks about over and under watering trees, stopping transplant shock, fall planting and his favorite trees.
In this episode we cover:
2022 weather in Cincinnati (0:38)
Underwatered trees (1:10)
How the size and maturity of trees plays into drought (1:44)
Deciding when to water a tree (2:13)
Importance of watering young and newly planted trees (3:20)
Overwatering trees (4:20)
How to tell if a tree is over or underwatered (5:15)
Is overwatering or underwatering worse for trees? (6:00)
Transplant shock for trees (6:25)
How to plant transplanted trees (7:48)
Negative impacts of planting too deep (10:30)
Safest time to plant trees (11:20)
Brian’s favorite trees (14:20)
Brian’s career with Davey (15:50)

To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
To learn more about the signs of over and underwatered trees, read our blog, Signs of Underwatering Trees or Overwatering Trees.
To learn more about helping trees recover from transplant shock, read our blog, Helping Trees Recover from Transplant Shock.
To learn more about fall tree planting, read our blog, Fall Tree Care Checklist: Seasonal Tips.
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

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
September 08, 2022How to Prepare for Hurricane and Storm Season
Rich Wiland, district manager from Davey’s Naples/Fort Myers, Florida, office talks about preparing for hurricane and storm season, planting trees in Florida and his background.
In this episode we cover:
Preparing for hurricane season (0:55)
The 2022 storm season (2:00)
Rich’s background (2:25)
How Davey Tree prepares for and reacts to intense storms (3:54)
How Rich started with Davey and his current position (6:20)
What Davey looks for at client properties (7:25)
Pests impacting trees in Florida (8:35)
Types of trees in Florida (9:40)
Deciding what trees to plant in Florida (11:50)
Rich’s thoughts on helping people (14:10)
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 reduce storm damage, read our blog, How Does Tree Pruning Reduce Storm Damage.
To learn more about palm trees after hurricanes, read our blog, What to do About Palm Tree Hurricane Damage.
To learn more about cleaning up your yard after a storm, read our blog, Step-By-Step: How to Clean Up the Yard and Trees After a Storm.
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

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].
17 min
September 01, 2022How Does Large Tree Transplanting Work?
Jon Hillis from Environmental Design, Inc. (EDI) talks about what it's like to move large, historic trees as a career, such as how transplanting works, who can hire EDI and what it feels like to be a tree preserver.
In this episode we cover:
What EDI does (0:40)
Reasons to transplant large trees (2:25)
History of EDI (4:18)
Deciding what trees to move (6:05)
Can a homeowner hire EDI? (8:27)
Process of removing the tree (9:22)
When is the best time to relocate a tree? (11:01)
Aftercare of relocating a tree (12:32)
Does it have to be cabled? (13:40)
Pressure of relocating trees (14:26)
When EDI and Davey work together (17:47)
When not to move a tree on our own (19:17)
What it feels like to be a tree preserver (21:29)
treemover.com (23:05)
To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.

To learn more about EDI, visit treemover.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

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].
25 min
August 25, 2022How Drought Affects Trees
Mike Presta from Davey’s North Austin, Texas, office talks about the impacts of drought on trees and what trees are more tolerant of drought.
In this episode we cover:
Ideal planting season (1:42)
Dealing with drought (3:55)
Drought tolerant trees (4:30)
How mulch helps with drought (9:35)
Other drought tolerant trees (10:15)
Mike’s background and favorite part of his job (12:50)
To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.

To learn more about picking the right tree for drought affected areas, read our blog, How to Pick the Right Trees for Drought-Prone Landscapes.
To learn more about caring for drought affected landscapes, read our blog, How to Keep Your Landscape Resilient During Seasonal Summer Drought.
To learn more about watering trees during a drought, read our blog, How Often to Water Trees During a Drought.

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

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
August 18, 2022Here's Why Your Tree Might be Losing Leaves Early
Todd Sherbondy from Davey’s East Pittsburgh office talks about why your tree might be losing its leaves in late summer or early fall, as well as some underused trees he recommends we plant more often.
In this episode we cover:
How heat affects trees (1:07)
Flowering crabapple (1:49)
Can trees rebound? (2:48)
Oaks losing leaves (3:26)
When should an arborist get involved? (4:29)
How often do arborists visit regular clients' properties? (6:06)
Proper tree planting (7:33)
Benefits of plant diversity on your property (9:05)
Black gum tree (10:41)
Other trees Todd recommends (11:16)
Pittsburgh's summer this year (11:45)
How Todd started his job and why he enjoys it (12:27)
To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
To learn more about why your tree may be losing its leaves early, read our blog, Why are Trees Losing Leaves in August or Early Fall.
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

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

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