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
How to ID and Avoid Fungus This Spring
Chrissy Balk, technical advisor with the Davey Institute, talks about fungal issues trees can experience in the spring, such as wood decay fungus and leaf diseases. Learn how to spot them as well as when they pose a threat to the tree versus when they are helpful to the tree.
In this episode we cover:
- How do you know if a mushroom is good or bad? (0:51)
- Locations where fungus can grow (2:05)
- What happens if you see fungus on your tree? (4:25)
- Fungus growing on a wound (5:57)
- When should you call an arborist? (7:25)
- How to prevent wood decay fungus on trees (10:20)
- Mulching the wrong way (11:41)
- Leaf diseases (12:47)
- What does Chrissy do as a technical advisor with the Davey Institute? (16:32)
- How did Chrissy get involved in this career? (17:18)
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To learn more about what to do about fungus growing near your tree, read our blog, What to do about Mushrooms Growing at the Base of Trees.
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