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Speaker 1 (00:05):
Eight, nineteen thirteen ten Tomb for UiB and Ask the Experts.
Brought to you by Hams Arborcare, joined right now by
Kevin Ham, Master arborist at Ham's Arborcare.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Kevin, how you doing this morning?
Speaker 3 (00:18):
Doing great, Sean. We got a nice rain day going on.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
Yeah, we're just talking with Andrew about about the rain
and kind of the soaking rain that we've had, and
we're going to talk a little bit about what goes
on at Ham's Arborcare when it's a rain day, and
of course also some things if you are a person
with some trees, and everybody should have trees, and if
you don't have trees, if you want trees out, Kevin
can help you out.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
We'll talk about that.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
And just a moment, I haven't mentioned the website, and
I feel remiss for not doing it. I need to
do that right away, which is Amsarborcare dot com. That's
h E m Msarborcare dot com. Telephone number eight six
six five nine six five three nine six. That's eight
six six five nine six five three nine six. And
Kevin with the it's kind of soaking rain that we've had,
(01:02):
it's got to be good for trees.
Speaker 2 (01:03):
Am I right on that.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
Yeah, this is this has been a good you know,
recovery from our drought over the winter, and so nothing
wrong with a couple of days of rain. We did
a lot of shop work yesterday and we got a
couple of guys coming in today to finish up some
some shop work. The other guys may be fishing. They're
(01:26):
rain day rainy day fishermen. But yeah, and then well
we'll offer Friday for anybody that wants to work. You know,
we run a four day work week for ten which
is more efficient just with the drive time and stuff,
and and so then it gives us a little flexibility
if we need to go on Friday.
Speaker 1 (01:46):
Looking at tomorrow, it's going to be a pretty decent
day with the clouds kind of subsiding. I don't see
rain in the forecast either, which I'm gonna guess you're
gonna be out doing some spraying and some other things tomorrow.
Speaker 3 (01:58):
Yeah. The spongy moth, I'm still trying to get muscle
memory on that name, the spongy moth. You know, our
first round we're getting in this week. We got a
little bit on one day, and now we're gonna finish
up that first round tomorrow and it's gonna be low
(02:20):
low wins, so good, good situation for that, and then
we've got next week looks like a stellar week to
finish up a lot of our fungesitle.
Speaker 1 (02:31):
Sprays that should be perfect and Kevin, for folks that
have noticed some issues or have some questions, I know,
obviously give you a call.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
But still time to get on the schedule, isn't there.
Speaker 3 (02:43):
Yeah, you know, we had you know, some late on set.
You know, oh, something's wrong with my spruce trees or something,
and they're gonna get a couple of We always run
a fourth round of sprays because there's inevitably people that
come on late and and they may have got in
some fungal incidents this year, but we can stall it
(03:03):
out and set them up for next year. And so
we'll have you know, we just had a couple of
late signings just yesterday for some fungicidal sprays, and they'll
they'll get two sprays instead of three, but it'll it'll
at least stall the infections and we'll get them on.
(03:24):
You know, shortly after this rain here I noticed my
silver maple. Here I'm sitting in my driveway and it's
full of samaras, and it looks like something's wrong with
the tree. And that's a phenomenon we get calls on
every year. You know, something's wrong with my maple.
Speaker 4 (03:41):
Yes, it's called c and they're prolific and they're about
to drop and they're all brown. Yeah, And so it
looks and oftentimes if a tree is putting out a
heavy crop, the leaves will be recessed, you know, because
it's putting energy into this and and so your tree
(04:02):
looks like not right, and then all of a sudden
it looks fine.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
We used to call it what we call those worldies
when we were kids. Are kind of.
Speaker 3 (04:11):
Yeah, yeah, all kinds of things.
Speaker 1 (04:13):
Helicopters, Yeah, as far as seeds go, by the way,
one of the cooler one of the cooler methods for
for seed dispersal, which it seems seems to also be
quite effective as well for for silver maples.
Speaker 3 (04:24):
Uh, it seems to be especially in gutters.
Speaker 1 (04:28):
Yeah, oh yeah, for people who who may not may
not fully appreciate a silver maple and may want to
be looking to put something new in place. We've been
talking the past couple of weeks. Also, it's a great
time to be planting. And uh, maybe you've got that
silver maple and you're thinking maybe we want to replace it,
maybe storm damage to it, that's just time to time
(04:51):
to move on. You've got some great opportunities for folks.
And we talk about legacy trees and what a great,
great way to get a fantastic tree, uh planted that's
gonna that's gonna be cared for and be set up
for a lifetime of success, for generations of success for
certain Yeah.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
We've got some great you know, maple replacements for those
over and we even have some of the dreaded autumn blazes,
but we offer a training runing and get them off
to the right start. And we have Sianna glens which
is a very fast growing maple with great structure contrary
to the autumn blaze. And then we have some Triumph elm,
(05:36):
so it's a hybrid elm that is resistant to the
Dutch elm disease, but it has a very stately shape
like the American elm, and the reason why they were
planted on every street in the in the country for
a while there and and so that would be a
very fast growing tree that could you replace if you're
(05:58):
taken out of a larger still maple. And I have
the little thing, and I've never wept over a silver maple. Yeah,
So we talked about the value of trees. You know,
we all want to just remove a tree, but many
silver maples are just a poorly formed tree, uh and
and they're they're waiting to break somewhere. And you know
(06:20):
they're today is the best time to plant the tree
if you didn't do it twenty years ago.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
I look over at my neighbors silver maples and I
see them kind of arching a bit over his fence,
and I'm just thinking, goodness, buddy, here, I hope you're
ready to replace that fence, because any d part of
that tree is gonna come down right on the fence.
And those those and as we talk about treecare and
other things, those are the type of things that I
know it's great to you know, for folks that may
(06:46):
not notice something in particular in their yard. Just like everything,
trees need checkups. And for folks that haven't had you
guys out for for a while or ever before, it's
a good time to have your trees checked because you certainly,
you know, prevention is is is definitely by far preferred
to losing a tree or losing a limb or other issues.
Just having your tree simply inspected once a year is
(07:09):
a really great thing to make sure that that tree
is going to last.
Speaker 3 (07:14):
Yeah, and you know, when I walk into a yard,
my head's kind of on a swivel. Yeah, I inevitably
will see something that the client may have not noted.
And you know, and that's just something you know, all
often asked, you know, can I you know, mention something
else or or I'll put it in the cover letter
that oh, by the way, I did notice some others
(07:36):
thing and I'll put some optional quotes on there. So
you know, we always try to look for for everything
that we see. Sometimes I've spotted significant hazards that the
client was completely unaware of, and it may change what
they want to do first. So yeah, give me in
(07:57):
the yard and I'll be able to see what your tree.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
And that's and that's the great thing about getting set
up with Kevin and giving them a call at Ham's
Arborcare eight six six five nine six five three nine six.
That's eight six six five nine six five three nine six. Obviously,
if you've had storm damage, right. Other issues or concerns
that that you're seeing with your trees, you want to
call Kevin. But even if you haven't had your trees
checked out in a while, it definitely is a huge
benefit to making sure because a lot of the stuff
(08:22):
can be you know, trees, you are talking about limbs
coming down, other things cause damage, You can lose the tree.
All that stuff can be taken care of, and of
course Kevin can give you give you that Guy and
S and Kevin. Before we wrap up this morning, I
feel like I miss this opportunity to talk about biochar
as as I see all the lawns are beautiful and
green right now, and uh, you know the trees are
(08:44):
are leaving, they've got their leaves out. Biochar is a
great benefit not just for the tree and the leaves,
but for that grass as well.
Speaker 2 (08:52):
Isn't it.
Speaker 3 (08:53):
Yeah, we've got a lawn application now that you know
the tree roots going to the entire lawn. Yes, so
we want to enhance the soil of the entire yard.
And so while we're dealing in biochart, we do have
an application for the lawn that will enhance everything else
that you do to your lawn. You know, it increases
(09:15):
the nutrient holding capacity of the soil, but it will
also reduce leaching of anything else you put down maybe
you know other fertilizers or or you know plant herbicide
that you might put down in your lawn. It just
reduces the leaching and captures those those free nitrogen molecules
(09:41):
that are in the air after a thunderstorm and having
that extra carbon down is is a great way to
capture that.
Speaker 1 (09:50):
That's a great, great product you guys have at hams Arborcare.
Speaking of products of we mentioned the website Hamsarborcare dot com.
If you haven't been over to Game off Trees dot com,
you definitely want to check that out there as well.
Great day, whether looking for biochar, looking for a planting,
or maybe you've had some tree damage or you're simply
looking to have your trees inspected. A great day to
check out hams Arborcare online Hamsarborcare dot com. Even better,
(10:12):
pick up the phone this morning, give me a call
eight six six five nine six five three nine six.
That's eight six six five nine six five three nine six. Kevin,
you enjoyed this great weather. We've got to tomorrow I
guess today is a little little you know, we'll take
it though.
Speaker 2 (10:26):
We needed the rain. Yeah, you enjoyed this great day
and we'll talk real soon.
Speaker 3 (10:30):
Thank you. Sean.
Speaker 1 (10:31):
News comes your way next right here on thirteen ten
Double u Iba
Eight, nineteen thirteen ten Tomb for UiB and Ask the Experts.
Brought to you by Hams Arborcare, joined right now by
Kevin Ham, Master arborist at Ham's Arborcare.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Kevin, how you doing this morning?
Speaker 3 (00:18):
Doing great, Sean. We got a nice rain day going on.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
Yeah, we're just talking with Andrew about about the rain
and kind of the soaking rain that we've had, and
we're going to talk a little bit about what goes
on at Ham's Arborcare when it's a rain day, and
of course also some things if you are a person
with some trees, and everybody should have trees, and if
you don't have trees, if you want trees out, Kevin
can help you out.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
We'll talk about that.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
And just a moment, I haven't mentioned the website, and
I feel remiss for not doing it. I need to
do that right away, which is Amsarborcare dot com. That's
h E m Msarborcare dot com. Telephone number eight six
six five nine six five three nine six. That's eight
six six five nine six five three nine six. And
Kevin with the it's kind of soaking rain that we've had,
(01:02):
it's got to be good for trees.
Speaker 2 (01:03):
Am I right on that.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
Yeah, this is this has been a good you know,
recovery from our drought over the winter, and so nothing
wrong with a couple of days of rain. We did
a lot of shop work yesterday and we got a
couple of guys coming in today to finish up some
some shop work. The other guys may be fishing. They're
(01:26):
rain day rainy day fishermen. But yeah, and then well
we'll offer Friday for anybody that wants to work. You know,
we run a four day work week for ten which
is more efficient just with the drive time and stuff,
and and so then it gives us a little flexibility
if we need to go on Friday.
Speaker 1 (01:46):
Looking at tomorrow, it's going to be a pretty decent
day with the clouds kind of subsiding. I don't see
rain in the forecast either, which I'm gonna guess you're
gonna be out doing some spraying and some other things tomorrow.
Speaker 3 (01:58):
Yeah. The spongy moth, I'm still trying to get muscle
memory on that name, the spongy moth. You know, our
first round we're getting in this week. We got a
little bit on one day, and now we're gonna finish
up that first round tomorrow and it's gonna be low
(02:20):
low wins, so good, good situation for that, and then
we've got next week looks like a stellar week to
finish up a lot of our fungesitle.
Speaker 1 (02:31):
Sprays that should be perfect and Kevin, for folks that
have noticed some issues or have some questions, I know,
obviously give you a call.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
But still time to get on the schedule, isn't there.
Speaker 3 (02:43):
Yeah, you know, we had you know, some late on set.
You know, oh, something's wrong with my spruce trees or something,
and they're gonna get a couple of We always run
a fourth round of sprays because there's inevitably people that
come on late and and they may have got in
some fungal incidents this year, but we can stall it
(03:03):
out and set them up for next year. And so
we'll have you know, we just had a couple of
late signings just yesterday for some fungicidal sprays, and they'll
they'll get two sprays instead of three, but it'll it'll
at least stall the infections and we'll get them on.
(03:24):
You know, shortly after this rain here I noticed my
silver maple. Here I'm sitting in my driveway and it's
full of samaras, and it looks like something's wrong with
the tree. And that's a phenomenon we get calls on
every year. You know, something's wrong with my maple.
Speaker 4 (03:41):
Yes, it's called c and they're prolific and they're about
to drop and they're all brown. Yeah, And so it
looks and oftentimes if a tree is putting out a
heavy crop, the leaves will be recessed, you know, because
it's putting energy into this and and so your tree
(04:02):
looks like not right, and then all of a sudden
it looks fine.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
We used to call it what we call those worldies
when we were kids. Are kind of.
Speaker 3 (04:11):
Yeah, yeah, all kinds of things.
Speaker 1 (04:13):
Helicopters, Yeah, as far as seeds go, by the way,
one of the cooler one of the cooler methods for
for seed dispersal, which it seems seems to also be
quite effective as well for for silver maples.
Speaker 3 (04:24):
Uh, it seems to be especially in gutters.
Speaker 1 (04:28):
Yeah, oh yeah, for people who who may not may
not fully appreciate a silver maple and may want to
be looking to put something new in place. We've been
talking the past couple of weeks. Also, it's a great
time to be planting. And uh, maybe you've got that
silver maple and you're thinking maybe we want to replace it,
maybe storm damage to it, that's just time to time
(04:51):
to move on. You've got some great opportunities for folks.
And we talk about legacy trees and what a great,
great way to get a fantastic tree, uh planted that's
gonna that's gonna be cared for and be set up
for a lifetime of success, for generations of success for
certain Yeah.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
We've got some great you know, maple replacements for those
over and we even have some of the dreaded autumn blazes,
but we offer a training runing and get them off
to the right start. And we have Sianna glens which
is a very fast growing maple with great structure contrary
to the autumn blaze. And then we have some Triumph elm,
(05:36):
so it's a hybrid elm that is resistant to the
Dutch elm disease, but it has a very stately shape
like the American elm, and the reason why they were
planted on every street in the in the country for
a while there and and so that would be a
very fast growing tree that could you replace if you're
(05:58):
taken out of a larger still maple. And I have
the little thing, and I've never wept over a silver maple. Yeah,
So we talked about the value of trees. You know,
we all want to just remove a tree, but many
silver maples are just a poorly formed tree, uh and
and they're they're waiting to break somewhere. And you know
(06:20):
they're today is the best time to plant the tree
if you didn't do it twenty years ago.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
I look over at my neighbors silver maples and I
see them kind of arching a bit over his fence,
and I'm just thinking, goodness, buddy, here, I hope you're
ready to replace that fence, because any d part of
that tree is gonna come down right on the fence.
And those those and as we talk about treecare and
other things, those are the type of things that I
know it's great to you know, for folks that may
(06:46):
not notice something in particular in their yard. Just like everything,
trees need checkups. And for folks that haven't had you
guys out for for a while or ever before, it's
a good time to have your trees checked because you certainly,
you know, prevention is is is definitely by far preferred
to losing a tree or losing a limb or other issues.
Just having your tree simply inspected once a year is
(07:09):
a really great thing to make sure that that tree
is going to last.
Speaker 3 (07:14):
Yeah, and you know, when I walk into a yard,
my head's kind of on a swivel. Yeah, I inevitably
will see something that the client may have not noted.
And you know, and that's just something you know, all
often asked, you know, can I you know, mention something
else or or I'll put it in the cover letter
that oh, by the way, I did notice some others
(07:36):
thing and I'll put some optional quotes on there. So
you know, we always try to look for for everything
that we see. Sometimes I've spotted significant hazards that the
client was completely unaware of, and it may change what
they want to do first. So yeah, give me in
(07:57):
the yard and I'll be able to see what your tree.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
And that's and that's the great thing about getting set
up with Kevin and giving them a call at Ham's
Arborcare eight six six five nine six five three nine six.
That's eight six six five nine six five three nine six. Obviously,
if you've had storm damage, right. Other issues or concerns
that that you're seeing with your trees, you want to
call Kevin. But even if you haven't had your trees
checked out in a while, it definitely is a huge
benefit to making sure because a lot of the stuff
(08:22):
can be you know, trees, you are talking about limbs
coming down, other things cause damage, You can lose the tree.
All that stuff can be taken care of, and of
course Kevin can give you give you that Guy and
S and Kevin. Before we wrap up this morning, I
feel like I miss this opportunity to talk about biochar
as as I see all the lawns are beautiful and
green right now, and uh, you know the trees are
(08:44):
are leaving, they've got their leaves out. Biochar is a
great benefit not just for the tree and the leaves,
but for that grass as well.
Speaker 2 (08:52):
Isn't it.
Speaker 3 (08:53):
Yeah, we've got a lawn application now that you know
the tree roots going to the entire lawn. Yes, so
we want to enhance the soil of the entire yard.
And so while we're dealing in biochart, we do have
an application for the lawn that will enhance everything else
that you do to your lawn. You know, it increases
(09:15):
the nutrient holding capacity of the soil, but it will
also reduce leaching of anything else you put down maybe
you know other fertilizers or or you know plant herbicide
that you might put down in your lawn. It just
reduces the leaching and captures those those free nitrogen molecules
(09:41):
that are in the air after a thunderstorm and having
that extra carbon down is is a great way to
capture that.
Speaker 1 (09:50):
That's a great, great product you guys have at hams Arborcare.
Speaking of products of we mentioned the website Hamsarborcare dot com.
If you haven't been over to Game off Trees dot com,
you definitely want to check that out there as well.
Great day, whether looking for biochar, looking for a planting,
or maybe you've had some tree damage or you're simply
looking to have your trees inspected. A great day to
check out hams Arborcare online Hamsarborcare dot com. Even better,
(10:12):
pick up the phone this morning, give me a call
eight six six five nine six five three nine six.
That's eight six six five nine six five three nine six. Kevin,
you enjoyed this great weather. We've got to tomorrow I
guess today is a little little you know, we'll take
it though.
Speaker 2 (10:26):
We needed the rain. Yeah, you enjoyed this great day
and we'll talk real soon.
Speaker 3 (10:30):
Thank you. Sean.
Speaker 1 (10:31):
News comes your way next right here on thirteen ten
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