Talking Trees with Davey Tree

Three Davey arborists share some of their most unique on-the-job stories they've experienced as an arborist.

In this episode we cover:

• Wendy Austin's story (0:38)
• Connor Clark's story (7:43)
• Miles Stephen's story (15:48)

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

To learn about career opportunities at Davey, visit jobs.davey.com.

Connect with Davey Tree on social media:
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Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at [email protected]. We want to hear from you!

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Chris Heim from Davey's Atlanta office talks about the importance of recycling your Christmas tree after the holidays, the different ways you can do this and a program in Georgia he's been involved with that turns recycled Christmas trees into mulch for the community. Chris also talks about how he's cared for historical trees in Georgia and what his favorite one is.

In this episode we cover:

• Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation - Bring One for the Chipper (0:50) 
• Tree recylcing options (2:08)
• What kind of mulch is produced? (3:03)
• New Orleans tree recycling (3:58)
• Removing decorations (5:07)
• Goats (6:21)
• How Chris started his job and why he enjoys it (7:07)
• Working on historic trees - Village Sentinel (9:15)
• Oak wilt in Georgia? (13:33)
• How Atlanta's season has been (14:10)
• Favorite trees for the south (15:11)

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

To learn more about Christmas tree recycling, read our blog, What to do with Christmas Trees after the Holidays, or watch our Talking Trees Live on Christmas Treecycling with Chris.
To learn more about the Bring One for the Chipper event, click here.
To learn more about the historic Village Sentinel tree, click 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

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].

Joe Oszust from Davey's Albany, New York, office shares what signs arborists look for on trees to avoid damage from winter storms and help make sure they stay healthy all winter long. He also shares some of favorite and least favorite trees for the landscape. 

In this episode we cover:

• What does a sales arborist do? (0:47)
• Safety and tree health (1:16)
• Time of year (2:16)
• Deadwood (2:53)
• Cracks (3:54)
• Freezing rain and snow (4:29)
• Decay (5:26)
• Mushrooms (6:11)
• Prevent trees from falling (8:17)
• Being an arborist (10:04)
• Trees Joe wishes weren't planted (11:03)
• Joe's favorite trees (12:22) (15:01)
• American hornbeam (13:17)
• Dogwoods (15:54)
• This season in Albany (16:50)
• How Joe got started in arboriculture (17:47)
• What Joe gets out of his job (18:34)

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

To learn more about what to do if your tree is covered in ice, read our blog, Help! I Have Trees Bent Over by Ice. What do I do?
To learn more about protecting trees from winter storms, read our blog, How to Protect Trees in Winter: Three Proactive Tips.
To learn more about keeping your trees healthy in the winter, read our blog, Tree Care Checklist: How to Keep Trees Healthy this Winter.

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].

Jason Gaskill from Davey's Wilmington, Delaware, office talks about the benefits of planning your garden in the winter and what you should be doing now to help your trees be happy and healthy come spring. 

In this episode we cover:

• Planting season (0:53)
• Discounted trees (1:48)
• Planting smaller trees (3:32)
• Underrated trees Jason loves (3:49)
• Pruning (6:06)
• Fruiting bodies (8:38)
• Looking for a planting spot - right tree, right place (10:08)
• Planning early gives you more time (11:38)
• Stewartia (13:17)
• Best time of year to plant (15:46)
• How Jason started his career (18:00)

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

To learn more about the best time of year to prune, read our blogs, When is the Best Time to Prune Trees? and Importance of Pruning: 5 Reasons to Prune During the Winter Season. 
To learn more about planting your tree properly, watch our three part video: Right Tree, Right Place, Right Way Part 1 and Right Way Part 2.

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].

Lou Meyer, business developer for Davey's mid-Atlantic region, shares all of his advice on how to correctly and safely hang outdoor lights on your trees this holiday season, as well as some gift ideas for a special tree lover in your life. 

In this episode we cover:

• Putting lights on trees safely (0:50)
• Outdoor safe lights (1:35)
• Extension cord and electric tape (3:15)
• Can you keep lights on all year? 4:33)
• How to correctly put lights on the tree (6:04)
• Staple gun? (7:35)
• Formula for how many lights on a tree (8:22)
• Putting lights on a young tree (9:51)
• Gifts for tree lovers (10:43)
• Pruning saws (13:07)
• Pruning (16:18)
• Maryland's season this year (18:23)
• Which is worse - too much water or a drought? (19:01)
• Lou's favorite part about his job (19:57)

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

To learn more about safely hanging outdoor lights on your trees, read our blog, How to Safely Hang Outdoor Lights: The Dos and Don'ts.
To learn more about hanging outdoor lights on tall trees, read our blog, How to Put Christmas Lights on Tall Outdoor Trees.
To learn more about keeping lights on your tree year round, read our blog, Is it OK to Keep Outdoor Lights on Year Round?
To learn more about trimming your own trees, read our blog, DIY - How to Trim Tree Branches Yourself.

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].

Tom Beshoar from Davey's St. Louis office talks about all the reasons to be thankful for trees this Thanksgiving season. You'll learn about some underappreciated tree species, tree benefits and the reasons Tom is thankful for trees in his own life.

In this episode we cover:

• How Tom got started in arboriculture (1:09)
• Beauty (2:27)
• Underappreciated tree species (2:55)
• Oxygen & water run off (5:45)
• Spending time in the forest (7:22)
• Fall color (8:05)
• Ginkgo (10:44)
• Sweetgum (12:42)
• Creating shade & best trees for shade (14:36)
• Oaks and wildlife (15:37)
• Leaves (17:36)
• Tom's favorite part about his job (18:29)

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

To learn more about cleaning up sweetgum balls, read our blog, Getting Rid of Sweetgum Tree Balls.
To learn more about the benefits of shade trees, read our blog, The Benefits of Shade Trees - Nature's Sunscreen.

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].

R.J. Laverne, Manager of Education and Training at the Davey Institute, talks about the difference between caring for a live Christmas tree versus a cut one, as well as how to care for them once they are in your homes.

In this episode we cover:

• Live Christmas trees - what to consider (1:08)
• Cut trees from a nursery (7:21) 
• Christmas tree industry (9:12)
• Benefits trees offer while they are growing (11:03)
• Tree recycling (11:50)
• Keeping the tree fresh inside (12:14)
• Trees that lose their needles quicker (14:50)
• Canaan fir (16:55)
• R.J.'s job (18:37)

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

To learn more about planting a balled-and-burlapped tree, read our blog, How to Plant a Live Christmas Tree with Root Ball in the Ground.
To learn more about keeping your Christmas tree fresh, read our blog, How Do You Preserve a Christmas Tree and Keep it Fresh and Green?
To learn more about stopping needles from falling, read our blog, How to Stop Needles from Falling Off Your Christmas 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

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].

Luke Werner from Davey's North Pittsburgh shares his top favorite trees and shrubs that provide great winter interest, such as exfoliating bark, fruit color and unique branch structures. 

In this episode we cover:

• Saluting Branches podcast episode (0:42)
• Winter interest (1:24)
• Exfoliating bark (2:23)
  • Stewartia tree (3:04)
  • Kousa dogwood (5:33)
  • Paperbark maple and paper birch (6:27)
• Persistent fruit on trees (6:52)
  • Winter king hawthorn (7:01)
  • Crabapple (8:22)
• Affection homeowners have for their trees (9:02)
• Treating for apple scab (10:08)
• Branching structure (11:10)
  • Japanese maple (11:29) (11:59)
  • Harry Lauder's walking stick tree (11:42) (15:26)
• Pruning (12:32)
• How Luke got into arboriculture (17:06)
• Evergreens (18:59)
  • Edith bogue magnolia (19:22)
• Shrubs (20:42)
  • Witch hazel (20:50)
  • Winterberry (22:43)

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

To learn more about trees with winter color, read our blog, Best Trees to Plant for Winter Color.
To learn more about the river birch tree, read our blog, Do I Have a River Birch Tree?
To learn more about the winterberry shrub, read our blog, Do I Have a Winterberry Holly?

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].

Jay Maize from Davey's Northwest Seattle office talks about what should be on your tree care checklist this winter to make sure your landscape is ready to take on the cold!

In this episode we cover:

• Winter in Seattle (0:40)
• Checking the canopy (1:17)
• Fertilization (2:45)
• Raking leaves (4:49)
• Watering (5:11)
• Rain in Seattle (5:50)
• Pruning, cabling and bracing (7:13)
• How Jay started his job and why he enjoys it (7:51)
• Benefit of catching a problem early on (8:55)
• Norfolk pine (9:48)
• Pruning trees certain times of the year (10:49)
• Best part of being an arborist (11:38)

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

To learn more about a winter tree care checklist, read our blog, Winter Tree Care Checklist.
To learn more about preparing your trees for winter, watch our 5 Landscape Steps to Fall into Winter Talking Trees Live video. 

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].

Brian Sieber from Davey's Cincinnati office  talks about the dreaded zombie trees! What are they, what kind of damage can they cause and how can you cure and avoid them?

In this episode we cover:

• What are zombie trees (1:00)
• Root problems (2:33)
• Construction damage (3:04)
• Poor tree architecture (3:40)
• Can a zombie tree be cured? (4:19)
• Free consultations (5:34)
• Satisfaction of helping a tree (6:01)
• Cabling (7:22)
• How Brian started his job (8:15)
• Fertilizing (9:06)
• Raking leaves (10:44)
• Hemlock woolly adelgid (11:27)
• Weather in Cincinnati this year (12:26) 
• Watering your tree (13:58)
• Good growing and low maintenance trees for your yard (15:58)
• How to avoid zombie trees (18:52)

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

To learn more about zombie trees, watch our Zombie Trees Talking Trees Live video.

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].