Aaron Hoot from Davey's Dallas office talks about preventative tree healthcare, common problems that can be prevented and the importance of treating emerald ash borer on trees. In this episode we cover:   Girdling roots (0:45) Proper planting practices (2:43)) Looking for distress signals (4:25) Preventing emerald ash borer (6:13) How arborists conduct preventative checkups (10:35) Mistletoe pruning (17:57) How Aaron became an arborist (20:39) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.   To learn more about protecting your tree ag ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 loca ..read more

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 ..read more

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 h ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 their 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 ..read more

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 soc ..read more