How to Make a Difference in Your Landscape During the Dormant Season

Brian Sieber from Davey's Cincinnati office talks about what homeowners can be doing to care for their trees during the winter.

In this episode we cover:  

• Winter in Southwest Ohio (0:40)
• What can be done to help trees in winter (2:40)
• An arborist's annual visit schedule (3:44)
• Winter watering (4:47)
• Evergreen watering (5:44)
• Pruning in cold weather (6:19)
• Brian's favorite trees to plant in winter (7:00)
• Trees with interesting bark (8:32)
• Is it okay to fertilize in winter? (9:35)
• How Brian became a Davey arborist (10:15)
• Mulching in winter (13:09)
• Handling early blooms (14:35)
• Unique trees Brian enjoys to plant (16:12)
• Why trees gain and lose popularity (18:45)

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To learn more about how higher winter temperatures affect a landscape, read our blog, How a Warmer Winter May Be Affecting Your Plants.

To learn more about general winter tree care, read our blog, Tree Care Checklist: How to Keep Trees Healthy This Winter.

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