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Facing Frost Cracking: How to Protect Trees During Winter
New Jan 08, 2026 22 min

Facing Frost Cracking: How to Protect Trees During Winter

Paul Vega from Davey's Elmsford office talks about how trees adapt to winter and how homeowners can take care of them during the colder months, including frost cracking, tree dormancy, safe winter ...

Hiring an Arborist in 2026: Why It Matters & What They Do
Jan 01, 2026 26 min EXPLICIT

Hiring an Arborist in 2026: Why It Matters & What They Do

Jason Parker, district manager of Davey's Warminster office, walks us through what it's like to work with a Davey arborist, including the client relationship, consultations, proposals, price and sa...

Winter Tree Care: Snow and Ice Protection, Pruning and More
Dec 18, 2025 23 min

Winter Tree Care: Snow and Ice Protection, Pruning and More

Luke Brunner, arborist and business developer in Detroit, talks about what it takes to care for trees during the wintertime, including snow and ice protection, pruning, mulching and general plantin...

Tour the Completed SEED Campus with Dr. Dan Herms
Dec 11, 2025 14 min

Tour the Completed SEED Campus with Dr. Dan Herms

Dr. Dan Herms, vice president and general manager of the Davey Institute, takes us through Davey's newly completed SEED Campus. Since its opening in August 2025, several programs, trainings and ini...

How We Became Arborists: Career Stories from Davey Experts
Dec 04, 2025 14 min

How We Became Arborists: Career Stories from Davey Experts

Throughout the Talking Trees podcast, we’ve asked Davey employees questions like "How did you become an arborist?" and "Why is this job right for you?" In this special episode, we’ve compiled eight...

Five Winter Tree Care Myths
Nov 20, 2025 22 min EXPLICIT

Five Winter Tree Care Myths

Jacob Ryg, district manager of Davey's South St. Paul office, debunks common winter tree care myths and shares practical tips to keep your landscape healthy throughout the season. In this epis...

Can I Prune My Own Tree? Why or Why Not?
Nov 13, 2025 24 min

Can I Prune My Own Tree? Why or Why Not?

Matt Scott from Davey's Raleigh office talks all about tree pruning, including best practices, safety, ideal times to prune and why a certified arborist is best for the job. In this episode we...

Sweet Gum: The Beautiful Yet Controversial Tree
Nov 06, 2025 20 min

Sweet Gum: The Beautiful Yet Controversial Tree

Lou Meyer from Davey's Mid-Atlantic region talks all about the sweet gum tree, including its biology, unique features and pros and cons. In this episode we cover: Sweet gum's spiky seeds ...

Trees and Nature in Scary Movies!
Oct 30, 2025 22 min

Trees and Nature in Scary Movies!

Michael Cassidy, sales arborist at Davey's West Columbus office, shares his list of scary movies featuring spooky trees, eerie forests and creepy plants just in time for Halloween. In this epi...

Urban Forestry: Native Species & Climate Change
Oct 23, 2025 26 min EXPLICIT

Urban Forestry: Native Species & Climate Change

Sam Heywood, area manager for Davey Resource Group (DRG), talks about urban forestry and answers listener questions about planting native species in urban environments and how climate change is aff...

Winter Wonders: Trees and Plants with Winter Interest
Oct 16, 2025 21 min

Winter Wonders: Trees and Plants with Winter Interest

Adam Passo, district manager of Davey's Milwaukee office, talks about all kinds of trees and plants with winter interest, explaining how their berries, bark and foliage stand out during colder mont...

Fall Foliage Already? - Why Leaves May Turn Early This Year
Sep 11, 2025 22 min EXPLICIT

Fall Foliage Already? - Why Leaves May Turn Early This Year

Michael Sundberg, district manager of Davey's West Denver office, talks about early fall color on trees, as well as why it occurs, problems to look out for and how to treat stressed-out trees.&nbsp...

Arborist Answers Your Questions PART 2
Aug 28, 2025 21 min

Arborist Answers Your Questions PART 2

We sent in your questions, so in this part two episode, Davey arborist Lou Meyer answers them! To submit a question for a future episode, email us at [email protected] this episode we cover:&nb...

Arborist Answers Your Questions PART 1
Aug 21, 2025 20 min

Arborist Answers Your Questions PART 1

We sent in your questions, so in this part one episode, Davey arborist Lou Meyer answers them! To submit a question for a future episode, email us at [email protected] this episode we cover:&nb...

What's Growing On My Tree? - Black Knot, Galls & Other Growths
Aug 14, 2025 20 min

What's Growing On My Tree? - Black Knot, Galls & Other Growths

Brian Sieber, district manager of Davey's Cincinnati office, talks about different growths that could be harming your trees, such as black knot and galls. In this episode we cover: Black ...

Summer Pests Bugging Your Trees & Plants
Aug 07, 2025 18 min

Summer Pests Bugging Your Trees & Plants

Ryan Kasak, sales arborist at Davey's Wickes/arborists, a Davey company, office, talks about a variety of summertime pests, as well as how homeowners can spot and get rid of them. In this epis...