Talking Trees with Davey Tree
Your trees and landscapes require year-round care, and The Davey Tree Expert Company is here to help provide you with expert advice. Join our professional Davey arborists and gardening-expert host Doug Oster to learn all about caring for your properties. We'll talk about introduced pests, seasonal tree care, tree diseases, arborists' favorite trees, how to help your trees thrive and everything in between. Tune in every Thursday because here at the Talking Trees Podcast, we know trees are the answer.
Talking Trees with Davey Tree
Drought Stress and Spiraling Decline of Trees
Matthew Scott, sales arborist at Davey's Raleigh office, discusses drought stress and the steps you can take to help your plants during drought season.
In this episode we cover:
- Drought stress in North Carolina (:38)
- How to identify drought stress on trees (1:06)
- Solutions for drought stress (2:53)
- Can you use these solutions on existing trees? (3:36)
- Watering larger trees (4:36)
- How mulch helps trees during drought stress (6:15)
- Drought history in North Carolina (7:17)
- The long-term impact of droughts (8:35)
- How droughts affect dogwoods (9:37)
- What is the spiral of decline? (10:40)
- How weather impacts planting (13:03)
- What to plant during a drought (14:40)
- Tree risk assessment and drought stress (16:18)
- How Matthew got his start in the tree industry (17:57)
To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
To learn more about how you can help your plants during a drought, read our blogs, How to Keep Your Landscape Resilient During Seasonal Summer Drought and How To Pick The Right Trees For Drought-Prone Landscapes.
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