Celebrating Arbor Day: Identifying, Choosing and Protecting Trees

About this episode

Scott Gardner joins Doug to discuss Arbor Day, tree identification, and the importance of year-round tree care.

Scott Gardner from the Davey Tree Expert Co. of Canada, Limited's Burnaby office celebrates Arbor Day with us! In this episode, Scott and Doug talk about identifying and planting the right tree, why tree care matters year‑round and the emerald ash borer's serious threat to trees. To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about identifying and taking care of trees, please read our blogs Tree Planting & Transplanting, ...

People in this episode

Host: Doug

Guest: Scott Gardner

Topics covered

• Arbor Day
• tree identification
• tree planting
• tree care
• emerald ash borer

Keywords

• Arbor Day
• tree care
• emerald ash borer
• tree planting
• tree identification

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Davey Tree Expert Co. of Canada, Limited, Davey Tree Expert Company

Places: Burnaby

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