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There’s Fungus Among Us – Different Ways to Deal with Fungal Issues
There’s Fungus Among Us – Different Ways to Deal with Fungal Issues
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Oct 20, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Chelsi Abbott, technical advisor for the Davey Institute, talks about the positives and negatives of fungi, her Davey career and what employee ownership means to her while we celebrate Employee Ownership Month through the month of October. To celebrate Employee Ownership Month, stay tuned to the end of each episode throughout the month of October to hear what each Davey guest enjoys about employee ownership at Davey. In this episode we cover: How fungi can be a positive (0:50) Chelsi’s favorite fungi (1:13) The relationship between trees and fungi (2:10) Should you add fungi to your soil? (3:15) Other positives of fungi (4:20) The beauty of fungi and uses for it (6:55) More of Chelsi’s favorite fungi (12:28) What is artillery fungus and what does it do? (13:00) Negatives of fungi (15:04) Chelsi’s job as a technical advisor (16:16) Leaf diseases and fungicide (18:30) How Chelsi got into fungi (19:45) Fungal diseases Chelsi worries about (20:30) Working with oak wilt (23:08) Climate Change (25:50) What Chelsi enjoys about her work (27:14) What employee ownership means to Chelsi (27:45) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about diseases caused by fungi, read our blog, Common Spring Plant and Tree Diseases Caused by Fungi. To learn more about oak wilt and other oak diseases, read our blog, Why Are My Oak Tree Leaves Turning Brown? To learn more about identifying fungi on trees, read our blog, What Are These Green Spots on My Tree’s Trunk or Branches? 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 Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com. We want to hear from you!
Released:
Oct 20, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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