About this episode
Byron Hays from Davey's Kansas City office shares advice on caring for young trees during the summer, as well as some of his favorite underused and fast-growing trees. In this episode we cover: Watering (0:38) Planting schedule in Kansas City (2:30) Mulching (3:56) Some of Byron's favorite trees (5:29) Soil quality (6:26) Pest and diseases (7:42) When to take stakes off a tree (8:23) Fast growing trees (8:54) Can storms affect young trees? (9:50) How Byron got into arboriculture (10:35) What it's like being a tree climber (11:07) What it's like to help clients with their trees (12:04) Pruning a young tree (13:01) Using the right tools (14:12) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about summer tree care, read our blog, Most Common Questions about Summer Tree Care . To learn more about pruning young trees, read our blog, How to Prune or Trim Young Trees for Structure and Form . 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!