New Year, New Tree! Plant These Trees Instead in the New Year

Dan Herms, vice president of research and development at the Davey Institute, talks about what trees should be planted for changing hardiness zones, his climate change research and why you should be optimistic but realistic about mitigating climate change. In this episode we cover: The research Dan has done on climate change (0:50) How climate change will impact trees (2:22) Changing hardiness zones and what to plant (3:10) Picking the right tree for the future (5:25) How homeowners can help mitigate climate change (7:54) Fighting climate change through education (9:05) Besides planting trees, what else can be done (11:20) Is it possible to slow or reverse climate change? (13:30) Is Dan encouraged about the climate change outlook? (14:50) What Dan would tell those that are scared about climate change (16:40) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about climate change, visit davey.com/climate To learn more about the effects of climate change on trees, read our blog, Climate Change on Trees. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!