Talking Trees

Talking Trees is Davey Tree's expert arborist video series. Learn more about tree and landscape care by watching short videos on common problems.

  • Importance of Soil Nutrients1:40

    Importance of Soil Nutrients

    Issues we see above ground, actually start with issues below. Jim Zwack, VP & GM of Davey Institute, discusses how you can address soil nutrient issues and why healthy soil is important for tree growt

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  • Why Should You Prune Your Trees1:55

    Why Should You Prune Your Trees

    Pruning trees not only helps with tree health, but also helps curb appeal and safety. In this video, Jim Zwack, VP & GM of Davey Institute, discusses why you should prune your trees. What is Pruning

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  • Tips on How to Identify Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)2:05

    Tips on How to Identify Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)

    Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) has killed millions of Ash trees since arriving in North America in 2002. If spotted you can treat and save your Ash trees! Jim Zwack, VP & GM of the Davey Institute, will shar

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  • What is Fire Blight?2:05

    What is Fire Blight?

    What is Fire Blight? What are Fire Blight Symptoms? How do I treat Fire Blight? Jennifer Morris, Sales and Service Coordinator, answers all these questions and what you can do to protect your trees.

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  • When Should I Prune My Trees?1:35

    When Should I Prune My Trees?

    When is the best time to prune trees? The best time to prune (trim) trees is during dormant season. In this video, we will cover the benefits of dormant season pruning for homeowners, what dormant sea

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  • How to Treat and Remove Tree Girdling Roots1:40

    How to Treat and Remove Tree Girdling Roots

    Learn how to address girdling roots with the help of tree service professionals. Lou Meyer, ISA Certified Arborist, provides advice on this popular tree care issue. Girdling roots grow around another

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  • What is Vertical Mulching1:49

    What is Vertical Mulching

    Vertical mulching technology can help reduce the effects of soil compaction and address root issues without damaging the tree. In this video, you will see the tool in action and learn the negative dam

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  • What Is Dormant Oil and What Is it Used for2:21

    What Is Dormant Oil and What Is it Used for

    Learn why applying dormant oil can help keep your trees and shrubs healthy and give you a head start on insect management in the spring. In this video you will learn the benefits of dormant oils and t

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  • Invasive Plant Control Methods and Management2:23

    Invasive Plant Control Methods and Management

    Invasive plant species can pose a threat to the environment and need to be controlled. In this video, we will cover different invasive vegetation management strategies and the results. All strategies

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  • Tips on How to Mulch Around Trees & Common Mistakes1:41

    Tips on How to Mulch Around Trees & Common Mistakes

    What does mulch do? What’s the best mulch for trees? How thick should mulch be? All these questions will be answered in our tutorial video on how to mulch a tree and avoid common mistakes. Shawn Fitz

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  • Tree Fertilizer: Which Fertilizer is Right for Your Tree?3:07

    Tree Fertilizer: Which Fertilizer is Right for Your Tree?

    Landscape soil needs fertilization because it does not have the proper nutrients naturally available like forest soil. Learn how to properly select a tree fertilizer and how it helps the overall healt

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  • How to Improve Curb Appeal for Selling a House4:02

    How to Improve Curb Appeal for Selling a House

    Did you know a well-manicured landscape can add up to 28% value to a house? Curb appeal matters. Check out a few ways to enhance your green space in advance of a sale. REMAX Real Estate Agent covers

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  • What Happens During a Tree Service Consultation4:44

    What Happens During a Tree Service Consultation

    We always start with the goals of the client and then offer solutions to meet those needs. In this video Jim Houston, Davey Tree Service expert and ISA certified arborist, covers what he found during

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  • Pruning Trees: Why The Dormant Season Matters!2:14

    Pruning Trees: Why The Dormant Season Matters!

    Tree pruning is vital to ensuring your trees are healthy. The fall and winter seasons are a great time of year to schedule your tree pruning service. For more information on the benefits of dormant pr

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  • How to Prepare Your Trees for Summer Storms7:24

    How to Prepare Your Trees for Summer Storms

    Do healthy landscape trees endure summer storms better than unhealthy trees? They do. How can you keep your landscape trees healthy? Visit http://www.davey.com/summer to download the full Davey summe

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  • Talking Trees: Fact or Fiction?4:26

    Talking Trees: Fact or Fiction?

    Arborists receive a lot of questions every day about things going on with their client’s landscapes at home. For more seasonal tree care tips, visit http://www.davey.com. Jim Houston, Davey Tree S

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  • Managing EAB in Your Community: You Have Options!3:27

    Managing EAB in Your Community: You Have Options!

    If you live in the Midwestern US or Canada, you’re probably familiar with Emerald Ash Borer – or EAB and the challenge and threat this tree pest represents to the urban forest that you manage. For mor

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  • Planting Large Trees1:38

    Planting Large Trees

    Have you ever wondered how a very large tree is planted? For more information on large tree moving, visit http://www.davey.com.

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  • Emerald Ash Borer: There Are Treatment Options!2:43

    Emerald Ash Borer: There Are Treatment Options!

    If you live in the mid-western United States or Canada, you have probably heard a good deal about the tree insect emerald ash borer, or EAB. EAB is an extremely aggressive Asian longhorned beetle tha

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  • How to Properly Prune Your Trees4:00

    How to Properly Prune Your Trees

    Tree pruning is essential to a tree’s health, but is not as easy as it looks. An improper pruning cut can rip the bark or injure the trunk of the tree. For more information on tree pruning, visit http

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