How to Make Flowering Trees Thrive + an Arborist's Favorites

Talking Trees with Davey Tree

Mike Holleran from Davey's Wilmington, Delaware, office discusses how to make spring-flowering trees thrive, what diseases threaten them and some of his favorites.

In this episode we cover:

• Flowering tree diseases (:45)
• Disease resilience (2:39)
• Treating flowering tree diseases (4:00)
• Fertilizing (5:20)
• Inspection from an arborist (8:27)
• Pruning (11:51)
• Mike's favorite spring-flowering plants (15:21)
  • Witch hazel (15:37)
  • Serviceberry (17:41)
  • Redwood and dogwood (20:35)
  • Okame cherry (26:04)

To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.

To learn more about caring for flowering trees, read our blogs, How To Care for Flowering Trees & Shrubs Year Round and Why You Should Fertilize Flowering Trees.

To learn more about when your flowering tree will bloom, read out blog, When Do Flowering Trees Bloom in Spring, Including Fruit Trees.

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