Talking Trees with Davey Tree

Christmas Tree Recycling

December 23, 2021 The Davey Tree Expert Company Season 1 Episode 50
Talking Trees with Davey Tree
Christmas Tree Recycling
Show Notes

Chris Heim from Davey's Atlanta office talks about the importance of recycling your Christmas tree after the holidays, the different ways you can do this and a program in Georgia he's been involved with that turns recycled Christmas trees into mulch for the community. Chris also talks about how he's cared for historical trees in Georgia and what his favorite one is.

In this episode we cover:

  • Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation - Bring One for the Chipper (0:50) 
  • Tree recylcing options (2:08)
  • What kind of mulch is produced? (3:03)
  • New Orleans tree recycling (3:58)
  • Removing decorations (5:07)
  • Goats (6:21)
  • How Chris started his job and why he enjoys it (7:07)
  • Working on historic trees - Village Sentinel (9:15)
  • Oak wilt in Georgia? (13:33)
  • How Atlanta's season has been (14:10)
  • Favorite trees for the south (15:11)

To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.

To learn more about Christmas tree recycling, read our blog, What to do with Christmas Trees after the Holidays, or watch our Talking Trees Live on Christmas Treecycling with Chris.
To learn more about the Bring One for the Chipper event, click here.
To learn more about the historic Village Sentinel tree, click here.

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