Talking Trees with Davey Tree

By The Davey Tree Expert Company

Your trees and landscapes require year-round care, and The Davey Tree Expert Company is here to help provide you with expert advice. Join our professional Davey arborists and gardening-expert host

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The podcast currently has 216 episodes available.

Talking Trees with Davey Tree episodes:

April 11, 2024Importance of Diversity in the Landscape and Planting to Replace
Josh Fritz from Hartney Greymont, a Davey company, in the Boston North Shore office, talks about Doug's dying oak forest and how he can slowly replace the trees that have succumbed to oak wilt, as well as why planting a diversity of species in your landscape is so important.

In this episode we cover:
Planting diversity (0:35)
Street trees (2:03)
What to replace a Bradford pear with (3:39)
Replacing Doug's oak forest (5:32)
Understory trees (7:25)
Spring planting in Boston (8:51)
Evergreens for forested areas (10:44)
Red buds (12:43)
Winter in Boston (14:19)
Sugar maples (15:38)
A tree Josh wishes was planted more (16:35)
To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.

To learn more about Oak trees read our blogs Tree Identification: Do I Have An Oak Tree? or Avoid Pruning Oak Trees in Summer – Oak Wilt Causes

To learn more about evergreens, check our blog page.

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!
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20min
April 04, 2024How Drones are Used in Arboriculture
Deb Sheeler, a Geospatial & Software Support Services production manager with Davey Resource Group (DRG), talks about the ways drones are used in arboriculture, what kind of data they can capture and how it's used in the industry.

In this episode we cover:
What does geospatial and software support mean? (0:36)
How drones are used in arboriculture (1:04)
Drones creating 3D images (2:27)
How many people operate a drone? (3:35)
What was used before drones? (4:38)
Who can operate a drone? (5:55)
Where can drones be used? (6:41)
Who uses the data? (7:52)
When did Deb first learn about drones? (9:36)
How often is Davey using drones? (11:28)
How Deb got started in her career (12:15)
One of Deb's favorite features drones offer (13:48)
To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
To learn more about drones at Davey, check out our Drone Technology webpage.

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!
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17min
March 28, 2024Spring Tree Care Tips from an Arborist
Matt Betz from Davey's Charlotte office talks about what you should be doing this spring on your landscape to keep your trees and property thrive this season!

In this episode we cover:
Spring so far this year in Charlotte (0:33)
Damage becomes apparent in spring (1:23)
Right tools and sharp tools (3:22)
Should you avoid pruning in the spring? (5:04)
Benefits of a certified arborist and cabling and bracing (6:18)
Spring planting (12:03)
Mulching (15:47)
Fertilizer (17:02)
Things to look for at the start of spring (19:59)
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, Most Common Questions about Tree Care in Spring and Tree Care Checklist: How to Keep Trees Healthy This Spring.

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!
Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!
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24min
March 21, 2024Managing Nature - Storms, Fluctuating Temperatures and Pests
Lou Meyer, business developer for Davey's mid-Atlantic region, discusses how arborists work with nature while dealing with storms, temperature changes and pest concerns.
In this episode we cover:
Managing nature (1:02)
Working with storms (1:58)
Best time to treat trees (3:30)
Winter in the mid-Atlantic (5:08)
Cherry blossoms (6:17)
How trees handle abnormal temperatures (7:14)
Managing emerald ash borer (9:43)
Managing other pests (10:57)
Enjoying nature (13:38)
ArborLock Growth Regulator (15:09)
To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
To learn more about early leafing, check out our blog, What Happens If Trees Bud Too Early?

To learn more about pests your trees could be affected by, check out the Davey Blog's Insect & Disease Issues tab.
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!
Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!
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18min
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!
Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!
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21min
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!
Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!
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21min
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!
Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!
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20min
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!
Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!
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16min
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!
Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!
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19min
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!
Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!
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FAQs about Talking Trees with Davey Tree:

How many episodes does Talking Trees with Davey Tree have?

The podcast currently has 216 episodes available.

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