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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
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January/February 2018
CLEARING THE WAY FOR MORE GROWTH
Employees from Davey's Richmond
R/C office volunteered to help the
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden during a
Central Virginia Nursery and Landscape
Association (CVNLA) work day.
Crews from several tree and landscape
companies volunteered to help. Alec
Selz, sales arborist, and CVNLA board
secretary, and Phil Tate, climbing
foreman, represented Davey.
The Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is
a client of the Richmond R/C office
and is closely tied with CVNLA, which
Above right: Davey and other tree care
crews working together.
Above left: Davey crews help clear an
overgrown portion of the garden at the
CVNLA work day. Photos provided by Lewis
Ginter Botanical Garden.
donates money to the botanical
garden's internship program.
Selz said volunteers cleared part of the
garden that was overgrown for years.
"We removed a lot of trees and small
saplings to clear the area, so they
could do some planting in the area in
the future," Selz said.
He said a line of strong storms moved
through the Richmond area in June
2016 and brought down some trees.
The volunteers worked to remove the
old storm damage.
FIELD NOTES
Another part of the project involved
clearing a stream of debris. The debris
was removed so the stream could be
incorporated into the garden.
Selz said this was an opportunity
to help not only their client, but a
Richmond landmark.
"It shows that we are supporting part
of the Richmond community," he said.
NORTH AMERICAN TREE
CLIMBING COMPETITION
The very best tree climbers in North America gathered in
Salt Lake City, Utah, in the fall to climb their way to the title
of North American Champion. Davey, a major supporter
of the event, sponsored the Masters' Challenge, the final
segment of the competition. The competition was held in
beautiful Liberty Park, where attendees and competitors
were greeted with the impressive view of mountains and
brightly colored fall leaves. Davey also staffed a booth in
the Arbor Fair and talked to attendees about the economic
benefits of trees. Davey was represented by members of
the recruiting team and corporate communications.
The Masters' Challenge tree was one of the largest London Plane
trees in Utah.
