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
Black Gum: Why it's Popular & the Various Names
Lou Meyer from Davey's mid-Atlantic region talks all things black gum trees, including the different names the tree goes by and the numerous benefits the species provides to a homeowner's landscape.
In this episode we cover:
- Black gum vs Sweetgum trees (1:03)
- Why do people love black gums? (2:45) (10:30)
- Black gum's seasonal colors (3:49)
- Are black gums historically underused in landscapes? (6:03)
- Ways to protect smaller black gum trees (8:56) (10:10)
- Black gum's name origin (11:56)
- Why should you plant a black gum tree? (19:08)
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To learn about black gum pests, read our blog, Tree Pest (Insect): Black Twig Borer.
Check out our recent tree-specific episodes here, Black Walnut: Is it True You Can't Grow Underneath Them? and Blue Spruce: Why it's Struggling & How to Help.
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