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Davey Bulletin May-June 2021

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26 THE DAVEY BULLETIN | May/June 2021 PERSEVERANCE EXPERTISE DIGM HOSTED IN-PERSON AT DAVEY INSTITUTE In March, nine employees from Commercial Landscape Services (CLS) attended the Davey Institute of Grounds Management (DIGM). The sessions were held at the Davey Institute. Over the course of four days, students learned about CLS equipment safety, mowing and edging procedures, water management techniques, and landscape weed control and pesticide usage. They also learned the science behind their work, including topics such as cool season turfgrass and DIGM 2021 attendees included Frank Broski, Kevin Denis, William Gandarilla, Anthony Griglio, Derek Howe and Max Westover. CLEARING THE PATH FOR A HOUSE A crew from the San Francisco R/C office escorted a 75-foot-long, 1880s era Victorian style house through seven city blocks in downtown San Francisco by moving from tree to tree pruning branches for clearance while the house inched its way through the streets on a hydraulic semi-trailer. The Davey crew quickly found a pattern of work. The bucket truck crew would set up, prune necessary branches, push the debris to the curb and move on. A chipper crew, which trailed behind the house, gathered the branches and cleaned the area. "After the first tree was pruned, we got into a rhythm," said Stephen Howard, assistant district manager, San Francisco office. "But safety was the biggest challenge. There were so many onlookers, moving crews, and other people in the roadway and sidewalks taking photos. Thankfully, the police helped control the crowd for us. Logistically, there were ornamental parts of the house that wanted to unexpectedly catch on some upper branches, so a couple of trees were pruned back farther than we had planned." In the end, the day-of work focused on successfully adapting to safety concerns and the fast-paced workflow. The San Francisco office crew involved with the pruning work included Alfonso Arroyo, Stephen Howard, Michael Hyatt, Aaron Miller, Carlos Reyes, and Jose Rodriguez. ornamental/perennial grasses identification, seasonal color identification, plant physiology, tree and shrub planting, and common diseases and insects and how to manage them. Attendees came from the following territories: Cincinnati, Cleveland East, Cleveland West, Columbus, Detroit North and Detroit Southwest.

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