Michael Sundberg from Davey's Southeast Denver office shares his favorite unique trees from the western half of the U.S., including some of his favorites in Hawaii! In this episode we cover: Natives in Colorado (0:51) Aspen (1:29) Hawaiian trees (3:14) (16:07) Winter in Colorado (4:55) Sequoias and redwoods (6:09) Dawn redwood in Colorado (7:04) Bristlecone pine (7:27) Planting conifers vs deciduous? (8:38) Are clients typically open to unique trees? (9:53) Top three trees for Colorado's wacky w...
Mar 09, 2023•22 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Jonathan McNeil from Arborguard Tree Specialists, a Davey company, in Atlanta talks about some unique trees he's seen planted in his area, as well as how he got his start in arboriculture and why he loves it! In this episode we cover: Unique trees in Atlanta (0:49) Conditions for live oaks (1:36) Elms in the south (3:16) Other unique trees (4:07) Red bud varieties (4:50) Ginkgo (5:14) Other unique trees (7:03) Chinese fringetree (8:00) Bradford pears (9:54) Sourwood (11:05) Sweetgum (11:59) Blac...
Mar 02, 2023•19 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Three students from the Davey Institute of Tree Sciences (D.I.T.S.) training program talk about the benefits of this annual four-week program, what they are learning and why they feel appreciative of the opportunity to attend D.I.T.S. Andy Grassia from Davey's Richmond office, Samuel Torres from Davey's North Philadelphia office and Santiago Valencia from Davey's utility Gulf region also discuss taking the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborist® exam and the fun experien...
Feb 23, 2023•23 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Chris Ellwood, district manager from Davey’s West Columbus office, talks about knowing when to break up with your tree and the importance of having a certified arborist check your property. In this episode we cover: How to know when it’s time to break up with your tree (0:48) Catalpa trees (4:29) Doug’s experience with breaking up with trees and having a certified arborist catch issues (6:26) The importance of having a certified arborist check your trees (9:28) Chris’ emotions when telling clien...
Feb 16, 2023•21 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Rob Kraker from Davey's Southeast Nashville office shares tips on how to get your landscape ready for spring to set your trees up for a healthy growing season! In this episode we cover: Tips to get trees ready for the growing season (0:31) (2:09) (9:10) Magnolias in Nashville (1:02) When does fertilization start? (2:50) What happens when a tree blooms too early? (3:55) Deep root fertilization (4:49) Where is the tree's dripline? (6:43) Why fertilization is important (7:29) Pruning and tree growt...
Feb 09, 2023•19 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Chris Fields-Johnson, technical advisor at the Davey Institute, talks about the importance of healthy soil and his Davey career. In this episode we cover: What is healthy soil? (0:50) What the soil is like where Chris is (1:26) The importance of PH when planting trees (2:30) Acidic soil plants (4:40) Can you and should you change your PH? (5:33) The importance of a soil test (7:15) Luxury consumption and over fertilization (9:00) How to have more organic matter in your landscape (11:10) What Chr...
Feb 02, 2023•25 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Kevin Sproule from Davey's Edmonton, Alberta, office shares advice on how to protect your trees and plants from rock salt damage, as well as how to determine if your tree has experienced salt damage. In this episode we cover: How to keep plants safe from salt (0:45) Keeping salt away from the base of trees (1:41) Watering (2:38) Determining if a tree has salt damage (3:15) When to call an arborist (3:58) Fertilizing (4:28) Physical barriers (6:37) Tough winters (7:37) Trees that are more toleran...
Jan 26, 2023•16 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Lou Meyer, business developer for Davey’s mid-Atlantic region, talks about the Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS), green industry trends and his favorite parts of his job. In this episode we cover: What is MANTS? (1:05) Green industry trends and home improvement (2:16) Where Lou sources his trees from (3:14) How Lou and Davey decide what trees to order (4:15) Other green industry trends (7:06) Native trees (8:00) Smart irrigation and software trends at MANTS (9:00) Lou on getting to know hi...
Jan 19, 2023•21 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Josh Rongish, district manager from Davey’s Omaha, Nebraska, office, talks about protecting trees from winter weather, his favorite trees and his Davey career. In this episode we cover: Safety in winter weather (0:40) Should you knock ice/snow off your tree? (1:20) What can you do for trees in low temperatures? (2:38) What is wrapping bark and how to do it? (3:30) Will trees recover from freeze damage? (4:25) Watering your tree to protect during the cold (5:41) Proper mulching for winter protect...
Jan 12, 2023•20 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Eric Countryman from Davey's East Pittsburgh office shares some trees that can act as a windbreak for your properties and houses, and why they are beneficial. In this episode we cover: Working outside (0:58) Why windbreaks are helpful (1:53) Choosing a tree based on zone (3:11) Holiday winter storm in 2022 (4:34) Green giant (6:03) Deer resistance (6:46) Availability (7:42) Where to plant? (10:27) Colder climate windbreak trees (12:15) Warmer climate windbreak trees (13:29) Can you plant trees i...
Jan 05, 2023•21 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Marcus Parker from Davey’s Southeast Chicago office talks about the best resolutions for your trees, his favorite trees and his Davey career. In this episode we cover: Marcus and Doug’s New Year’s resolutions (0:35) Resolution: Watering (1:50) Marcus’ favorite trees (3:30) Resolution: Mulching (6:08) Resolution: Fertilizing (8:22) How Marcus started in arboriculture (13:15) What Marcus enjoys about his job (14:39) Other resolutions for homeowners (16:15) How often should a certified arborist vis...
Dec 29, 2022•20 min•Season 2Ep. 50
Dan Herms, vice president of research and development at the Davey Institute, talks about what trees should be planted for changing hardiness zones, his climate change research and why you should be optimistic but realistic about mitigating climate change. In this episode we cover: The research Dan has done on climate change (0:50) How climate change will impact trees (2:22) Changing hardiness zones and what to plant (3:10) Picking the right tree for the future (5:25) How homeowners can help mit...
Dec 22, 2022•19 min•Season 2Ep. 49
Don Roppolo, director of arborist training within the Davey Institute, talks about training arborists, training for safety and his Davey career. In this episode we cover: Why this is the job for Don (0:34) The importance of training (1:35) How training works (2:36) How training has evolved (4:15) What Don’s job is like (5:40) How Don started in arboriculture (6:43) Why people enjoy working in arboriculture (8:20) The view from the trees (10:35) Training for safety and the basics of chainsaw safe...
Dec 15, 2022•20 min•Season 2Ep. 48
Ben Cuddeback from Davey’s Northwest Detroit office talks about winter tree care, his favorite trees and his Davey career. In this episode we cover: The first thing that comes to mind for winter tree care (0:45) Trees that have to be pruned during winter (1:10) Evergreens before and during winter (1:40) How much to water evergreens (3:30) Caring for new trees (4:00) Balled and burlapped Christmas trees (4:39) Should you leave or knock off snow and ice on trees (6:00) How Ben got started in the t...
Dec 08, 2022•23 min•Season 2Ep. 47
Lou Meyer, business developer for Davey’s mid-Atlantic region, and Rob Dallmann from Davey’s Chesapeake office talk about what to expect when an arborist visits your property and what they enjoy about their Davey careers. In this episode we cover: What homeowners should expect when an arborist visits (0:45) Do most homeowners want to save their trees? (2:30) The feeling of saving trees (7:35) Planting trees in memory of a person or pet (9:38) What else to expect from an arborist's visit (10:22) ...
Dec 01, 2022•23 min•Season 2Ep. 46
Jason Parker from Davey’s North Philadelphia office talks about what trees give us benefits, his favorite trees and what else he is thankful for. In this episode we cover: The different benefits of trees (0:46) The benefits that big trees provide (1:50) Tree planting season in Philadelphia (2:50) Right tree, right place and diverse planting (3:30) Jason’s favorite trees (5:50) The difference between oak species (7:05) Wildlife and planting (10:27) How to find a specific tree (12:50) What Jason l...
Nov 24, 2022•20 min•Season 2Ep. 45
Mike Bova, principal consultant and project developer for Davey Resource Group (DRG), Lou Meyer, business developer for Davey’s mid-Atlantic region, Makayla Minnes, utility vegetation management technician for DRG and Josh Piquette, branch manager of the Washington D.C./Maryland Commercial Landscape Services (CLS), talk about their favorite historical properties to work on and their Davey careers. In this episode we cover: Notable properties in the Washington D.C./Maryland area (1:05) The Armed ...
Nov 17, 2022•27 min•Season 2Ep. 44
Dan Herms, vice president of research and development at the Davey Institute and Dan Joy, executive vice president and assistant to the president, talk about the Davey Tree SEED (Science, Employee Education, and Development) Campus. In this episode we cover: What SEED stands for and how it was chosen (1:00) The size of the SEED Campus and its features (1:50) The importance of sustainability for the SEED Campus (3:50) The history and future of the SEED Campus (8:00) Herms' excitement for the SEED...
Nov 10, 2022•25 min•Season 2Ep. 43
Isaiah Smalt from Davey’s Rochester, New York, office talks about the best practices for preparing for winter, his Davey career and his favorite trees. In this episode we cover: The first thing that comes to mind when preparing your trees for winter (1:10) How watering plays into winter preparation (1:45) Looking up and down at trees (3:55) The importance of having a certified arborist look at your trees (4:40) Can winter be a good time to prune trees? (6:20) Is winter a good time for fertilizat...
Nov 03, 2022•18 min•Season 2Ep. 42
Robert Spartz from Davey’s Quad Cities office talks about trees in wet areas, the importance of using a certified arborist and what employee ownership means to him while we celebrate Employee Ownership Month through the month of October. In this episode we cover: What Robert thinks about when encountering wet spots (1:30) How trees can mitigate wet situations (2:17) Right Tree, Right Place: Trees that can survive (and thrive) in wet areas (2:55) Planting trees close to your house (10:20) What tr...
Oct 27, 2022•26 min•Season 2Ep. 41
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 ...
Oct 20, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 40
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 ...
Oct 13, 2022•22 min•Season 2Ep. 39
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 e...
Oct 06, 2022•15 min•Season 2Ep. 38
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 wa...
Sep 29, 2022•26 min•Season 2Ep. 37
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 an...
Sep 22, 2022•19 min•Season 2Ep. 36
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 ove...
Sep 15, 2022•18 min•Season 2Ep. 35
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 Florid...
Sep 08, 2022•16 min•Season 2Ep. 34
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 relocat...
Sep 01, 2022•24 min•Season 2Ep. 33
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 pi...
Aug 25, 2022•16 min•Season 2Ep. 32
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 diversit...
Aug 18, 2022•15 min•Season 2Ep. 31
