Talking Trees with Davey Tree
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 Doug Oster to learn all about caring for your properties. We'll talk about introduced pests, seasonal tree care, tree diseases, arborists' favorite trees, how to help your trees thrive and everything in between. Tune in every Thursday because here at the Talking Trees Podcast, we know trees are the answer.
Talking Trees with Davey Tree
Certified Arborist Answers Listener Questions!
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Lou Meyer, arborist and business developer from Davey's Mid-Atlantic region, answers listener questions! Keep listening to hear Lou talk about burls, pruning, planting trees, removing invasives and more. To submit a question for a future episode, email us at podcasts@davey.com.
In this episode we cover:
- What are knarls/burls? (1:08)
- Do burls add value to the tree? (3:19)
- Tree and burl removals (5:40)
- Best way to remove turf grass to add a mulch ring (7:23)
- Turf grass removal between tree roots (10:33)
- Picking varieties of trees where you are (11:53)
- Using cardboard to control weeds (16:49)
- Lou's work with volunteer organizations (19:59)
- Should you prune trees in natural environments? (21:32)
- Planting trees and removing invasives (25:23)
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To learn more about pruning, planting, tree identification, invasives and more, read our tree care tips blog - Tree Care Tips, News & Checklists
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Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com.
Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com. We want to hear from you!