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Speaker 1 (00:10):
Eight, twenty one thirteen ten Double Uiba and ask the experts.
Brought to you by Hams Barborcare Online. Hamsarburcare dot com.
That's h A M. M as Arborcare dot com. A
great website. Even been there. You can learn more about
Kevin the team. You can learn about the Guatemala Project
trips down there, all the great stuff that they've done
(00:31):
in Guatemala. Again, just head on over to Ham'sarborcare dot com.
Great day to pick up phone. Get on the schedule
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 again if you don't get a
chance to dat the telephone number downs, remember Hamsarborcare dot com.
Get the telephone number right on the website Hamsarborcare dot com.
(00:54):
That's h A m ms Arborcare dot com. And Kevin,
good morning, my friend. What is going on with this weather?
I guess I feel like every year I'm like, anyway,
is it so strange? And it's not strange. It's it
would be strange if it were predictable, but it seems like, yeah,
it's it's always something different. What are weeks like this
where the weather's a little warmer and the snow is
(01:17):
a rain, it rains snow, snow is almost all gone.
What does how does that affect things for you? I
know one of the things that that you spend a
lot of time on is scheduling because Mother nature is
not predictable. What are weeks like this look like for
for folks at Ham's Arborcare?
Speaker 2 (01:35):
Well, currently we're driving through the fog on our way
to jap. You know, you just you try to pick
the appropriate work for you know, and and mostly we're
scheduling logistically because we have you know, work grouped in
different locations. So you know, we're going to be kind
(01:56):
of east side Maple Bluff area of Madison today and
we've got a block of jobs, and you know, we're
bringing along alternate maps, our protective maps that we put
down because now we've got a little bit of you know,
softer ground. Uh, there is frost in the ground. But
(02:16):
you know, now this is this is bad because it'll
warm up the first couple of inches. Yeah, so then
what's the first couple of inches do when there's a
little bit of ice underneath? It just MUSHes, right, You know,
so you really have to elevate your caution on on
you know, being low impact. And and so we're you know,
(02:38):
we're scheduling. We've got pruning in the last couple of
days here, and we got pruning today.
Speaker 1 (02:44):
So yeah, and a lot of it.
Speaker 2 (02:46):
You're done.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
And Kevin, obviously, folks that are are familiar with you
and familiar with with the program are not surprised, but
for folks that are new there, they may be surprised
to hear that that you're working this morning. And that
is it is something that I find really to me,
is I kind of scratched my head why everybody doesn't
work the way that you guys do at hams Arborcare.
(03:07):
This time of year can be for certain types of things,
quite possibly the most ideal time to be doing tree work.
And for a lot the options for a lot of
folks are are limited. I don't understand why more don't offer,
but hey, you know what, more power to what you
guys are doing at hams Arborcare. It is a really
good time for you guys to be to be doing
(03:27):
work on trees, isn't it.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
Absolutely you know, we've got the oaks, you know, that
are best done in the winter. Yeah, And it had
somebody somebody who didn't know anything on YouTube. That's common,
And I posted a video about oak pruning and he's like, yeah, right,
master arborous pruning oaks in the winter time, right, And
(03:53):
I'm like, your comment has revealed your ignorance.
Speaker 1 (03:59):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:01):
You know, obviously we have oak wilt in our area,
and so we we put most of our oak pruning
in the dormancy season. We can tell the deadwood from
the live wood because the buds are made for next
year already. We can see those live buds. My joke
is we can see the deadwood because the leaves aren't
in the way blocking the few and and so we
(04:23):
get the deadwood out of the trees. The structure is
visible on our training pruning, So that's that's ideal to
do with the leaves off, because you can kind of
look at the tree before you go up. I'm sitting
kind of at a quick trip right now looking at
a couple of trees that need a lot of training.
You you just visually look at the tree and go, oh,
(04:44):
I'm going to make that cut. That cut that cut,
and and it's it's very efficient, and so winter is
a great time.
Speaker 1 (04:51):
Does that get as you mentioned, seeing a couple of
trees that that could definitely use use a little TLC?
Does that get frustrating to use? I think of you know,
the level of passion you have for for the work
that you do and and not everybody is aware or
willing to take action. Does that get frustrated to you
when you see trees that just that you know that
(05:11):
just a little a little bit of TLC can really
improve the overall one say, the biggest factor I think
for a lot of is the overall safety, but also
the overall health of that of that tree. That's got
to get frustrating sometimes when you when you see those
trees and just be like, gosh, if if the owner
of that tree would just take a little bit of action,
they could really pay some pretty significant dividends for generations
(05:34):
to come.
Speaker 2 (05:36):
Well, and in that same vein Sean, it's actually uh
comforting and reassuring that there's that much market share out
there for us. Sure, it's like I'm seeing the potential
for work and and it's never going away because some
of these ill, ill treated trees or or neglected trees
(06:01):
really are are going to be a problem that has
to be removed, you know. And and you know a
lot of what we do on social media are removals.
You know, people like to see a big rig, you know,
something exciting, and and we we get some some hate
mail because it's, oh you're always removing trees. Well, where
(06:22):
people in trees exist, there's there's going to be not
every tree is is worthy to stand. They become hazardous
and and so there's there's always a cycle. It's a
renewable resource. They're they're they're growing, they're breaking, they're they're dying.
Uh and and so there's a cycle of work. And
(06:45):
and so just seeing all of that, you know, as
I drive through, you know, down the highway past the
forest in the fall, and I see all these autumn
blazes out there, and I know the habits of autumn
blazers are are kind of unruly, and it's like, look
at all that pruning work out there. You know, it's
(07:05):
just a matter of time before somebody calls it. And
so yeah, that's that's how I see it as a businessman.
Speaker 1 (07:12):
You know, it's funny too as we talk about the
work that you do at Ham's Arborcare, I know you
recently had and I hope folks subscribe to your YouTube
channel at Game of Trees. That's at Game of Trees
is the YouTube channel. And one of the one of
the things I think you titled it was was any
hack can kill a tree? People that don't know your
(07:34):
number one probably obviously not every tree can be saved, unfortunately, uh,
you know, dealing with nature and neglect u Unfortunately, trees
sometimes have to come down when it comes to when
it comes to doing that stuff, anybody can do it.
The work that you guys do at Hams Arborcare is
really about preserving as much as you possibly can. And yeah,
(07:55):
any hack can kill it kill a tree. It takes
a very skilled person and to know how to how
to actually care for that tree.
Speaker 2 (08:02):
It's Ham's Arbor Care.
Speaker 1 (08:05):
Yeah, yes, but yeah, and that's and that's and that's
a big, a really big thing, is the arbor care
part of it. So Kevin, as we as we look towards,
of course, now that we're in twenty twenty six and
look towards summer spring and years and years to come,
it is a good time for folks to be thinking
(08:27):
about about having you guys come out. We talk about
those trees that you see and you go, goodness, you
know they could use use some help. You don't as homeowners,
we don't know what we don't know. And it's one
of the great benefits of simply having you If you
haven't had a had your tree inspected recently, or trees
inspected recently, just have you guys come out for an appointment,
come out for a Visit can go a really long.
Speaker 2 (08:48):
Way, absolutely, you know. And you know, our quotations are
are free and it's the guaranteed quote. That's how we
do it. And no, you know, just give me a ballpark,
what's it going to be. No, in a few minutes,
I'll give you the exact Yeah, you know, and it's
going to be what we say it is. We provide
(09:09):
the service at the price quoted and and so we
give quotations and and that that is is free. And
and a lot of times, you know, people aren't there
when we're when we're shown up, everything's outside. They'll say,
you know, just just do the estimate and we can
get information in your hand very timely. And and then
(09:30):
you know, if you've got follow up questions, we're we're
right there. We got a couple of admin staff that
can take a call and and we'll get you know,
me or Relie on the phone with you and we'll
talk through your issues. And we meet with a lot
of people as well when they're out there, and we
(09:51):
can provide a lot of service.
Speaker 1 (09:52):
And you mentioned to meeting with folks and the education
and the understanding. That's the other great thing about about
working with you guys, is letting folks you know what
and why and what's going on. Is there's a lot
that again, there's a lot to be learned and a
lot to be shared. And it's a great day to
pick up phone gamme call at hams Arborcare. Get on
that schedule eight six six five nine six five three
(10:13):
nine six. That's eight six six five nine six five
three nine six the website Hamsarborcare dot com. That's h
A m ms Arborcare dot com. Kevin, it's always great
chatting with you, my friend. You enjoy this foggy morning,
enjoy the time with the trees and uh we'll talk
real soon.
Speaker 2 (10:30):
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (10:31):
Take care news comes your way next year. On thirteen ten,
wu ib I
Eight, twenty one thirteen ten Double Uiba and ask the experts.
Brought to you by Hams Barborcare Online. Hamsarburcare dot com.
That's h A M. M as Arborcare dot com. A
great website. Even been there. You can learn more about
Kevin the team. You can learn about the Guatemala Project
trips down there, all the great stuff that they've done
(00:31):
in Guatemala. Again, just head on over to Ham'sarborcare dot com.
Great day to pick up phone. Get on the schedule
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 again if you don't get a
chance to dat the telephone number downs, remember Hamsarborcare dot com.
Get the telephone number right on the website Hamsarborcare dot com.
(00:54):
That's h A m ms Arborcare dot com. And Kevin,
good morning, my friend. What is going on with this weather?
I guess I feel like every year I'm like, anyway,
is it so strange? And it's not strange. It's it
would be strange if it were predictable, but it seems like, yeah,
it's it's always something different. What are weeks like this
where the weather's a little warmer and the snow is
(01:17):
a rain, it rains snow, snow is almost all gone.
What does how does that affect things for you? I
know one of the things that that you spend a
lot of time on is scheduling because Mother nature is
not predictable. What are weeks like this look like for
for folks at Ham's Arborcare?
Speaker 2 (01:35):
Well, currently we're driving through the fog on our way
to jap. You know, you just you try to pick
the appropriate work for you know, and and mostly we're
scheduling logistically because we have you know, work grouped in
different locations. So you know, we're going to be kind
(01:56):
of east side Maple Bluff area of Madison today and
we've got a block of jobs, and you know, we're
bringing along alternate maps, our protective maps that we put
down because now we've got a little bit of you know,
softer ground. Uh, there is frost in the ground. But
(02:16):
you know, now this is this is bad because it'll
warm up the first couple of inches. Yeah, so then
what's the first couple of inches do when there's a
little bit of ice underneath? It just MUSHes, right, You know,
so you really have to elevate your caution on on
you know, being low impact. And and so we're you know,
(02:38):
we're scheduling. We've got pruning in the last couple of
days here, and we got pruning today.
Speaker 1 (02:44):
So yeah, and a lot of it.
Speaker 2 (02:46):
You're done.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
And Kevin, obviously, folks that are are familiar with you
and familiar with with the program are not surprised, but
for folks that are new there, they may be surprised
to hear that that you're working this morning. And that
is it is something that I find really to me,
is I kind of scratched my head why everybody doesn't
work the way that you guys do at hams Arborcare.
(03:07):
This time of year can be for certain types of things,
quite possibly the most ideal time to be doing tree work.
And for a lot the options for a lot of
folks are are limited. I don't understand why more don't offer,
but hey, you know what, more power to what you
guys are doing at hams Arborcare. It is a really
good time for you guys to be to be doing
(03:27):
work on trees, isn't it.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
Absolutely you know, we've got the oaks, you know, that
are best done in the winter. Yeah, And it had
somebody somebody who didn't know anything on YouTube. That's common,
And I posted a video about oak pruning and he's like, yeah, right,
master arborous pruning oaks in the winter time, right, And
(03:53):
I'm like, your comment has revealed your ignorance.
Speaker 1 (03:59):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:01):
You know, obviously we have oak wilt in our area,
and so we we put most of our oak pruning
in the dormancy season. We can tell the deadwood from
the live wood because the buds are made for next
year already. We can see those live buds. My joke
is we can see the deadwood because the leaves aren't
in the way blocking the few and and so we
(04:23):
get the deadwood out of the trees. The structure is
visible on our training pruning, So that's that's ideal to
do with the leaves off, because you can kind of
look at the tree before you go up. I'm sitting
kind of at a quick trip right now looking at
a couple of trees that need a lot of training.
You you just visually look at the tree and go, oh,
(04:44):
I'm going to make that cut. That cut that cut,
and and it's it's very efficient, and so winter is
a great time.
Speaker 1 (04:51):
Does that get as you mentioned, seeing a couple of
trees that that could definitely use use a little TLC?
Does that get frustrating to use? I think of you know,
the level of passion you have for for the work
that you do and and not everybody is aware or
willing to take action. Does that get frustrated to you
when you see trees that just that you know that
(05:11):
just a little a little bit of TLC can really
improve the overall one say, the biggest factor I think
for a lot of is the overall safety, but also
the overall health of that of that tree. That's got
to get frustrating sometimes when you when you see those
trees and just be like, gosh, if if the owner
of that tree would just take a little bit of action,
they could really pay some pretty significant dividends for generations
(05:34):
to come.
Speaker 2 (05:36):
Well, and in that same vein Sean, it's actually uh
comforting and reassuring that there's that much market share out
there for us. Sure, it's like I'm seeing the potential
for work and and it's never going away because some
of these ill, ill treated trees or or neglected trees
(06:01):
really are are going to be a problem that has
to be removed, you know. And and you know a
lot of what we do on social media are removals.
You know, people like to see a big rig, you know,
something exciting, and and we we get some some hate
mail because it's, oh you're always removing trees. Well, where
(06:22):
people in trees exist, there's there's going to be not
every tree is is worthy to stand. They become hazardous
and and so there's there's always a cycle. It's a
renewable resource. They're they're they're growing, they're breaking, they're they're dying.
Uh and and so there's a cycle of work. And
(06:45):
and so just seeing all of that, you know, as
I drive through, you know, down the highway past the
forest in the fall, and I see all these autumn
blazes out there, and I know the habits of autumn
blazers are are kind of unruly, and it's like, look
at all that pruning work out there. You know, it's
(07:05):
just a matter of time before somebody calls it. And
so yeah, that's that's how I see it as a businessman.
Speaker 1 (07:12):
You know, it's funny too as we talk about the
work that you do at Ham's Arborcare, I know you
recently had and I hope folks subscribe to your YouTube
channel at Game of Trees. That's at Game of Trees
is the YouTube channel. And one of the one of
the things I think you titled it was was any
hack can kill a tree? People that don't know your
(07:34):
number one probably obviously not every tree can be saved, unfortunately, uh,
you know, dealing with nature and neglect u Unfortunately, trees
sometimes have to come down when it comes to when
it comes to doing that stuff, anybody can do it.
The work that you guys do at Hams Arborcare is
really about preserving as much as you possibly can. And yeah,
(07:55):
any hack can kill it kill a tree. It takes
a very skilled person and to know how to how
to actually care for that tree.
Speaker 2 (08:02):
It's Ham's Arbor Care.
Speaker 1 (08:05):
Yeah, yes, but yeah, and that's and that's and that's
a big, a really big thing, is the arbor care
part of it. So Kevin, as we as we look towards,
of course, now that we're in twenty twenty six and
look towards summer spring and years and years to come,
it is a good time for folks to be thinking
(08:27):
about about having you guys come out. We talk about
those trees that you see and you go, goodness, you
know they could use use some help. You don't as homeowners,
we don't know what we don't know. And it's one
of the great benefits of simply having you If you
haven't had a had your tree inspected recently, or trees
inspected recently, just have you guys come out for an appointment,
come out for a Visit can go a really long.
Speaker 2 (08:48):
Way, absolutely, you know. And you know, our quotations are
are free and it's the guaranteed quote. That's how we
do it. And no, you know, just give me a ballpark,
what's it going to be. No, in a few minutes,
I'll give you the exact Yeah, you know, and it's
going to be what we say it is. We provide
(09:09):
the service at the price quoted and and so we
give quotations and and that that is is free. And
and a lot of times, you know, people aren't there
when we're when we're shown up, everything's outside. They'll say,
you know, just just do the estimate and we can
get information in your hand very timely. And and then
(09:30):
you know, if you've got follow up questions, we're we're
right there. We got a couple of admin staff that
can take a call and and we'll get you know,
me or Relie on the phone with you and we'll
talk through your issues. And we meet with a lot
of people as well when they're out there, and we
(09:51):
can provide a lot of service.
Speaker 1 (09:52):
And you mentioned to meeting with folks and the education
and the understanding. That's the other great thing about about
working with you guys, is letting folks you know what
and why and what's going on. Is there's a lot
that again, there's a lot to be learned and a
lot to be shared. And it's a great day to
pick up phone gamme call at hams Arborcare. Get on
that schedule eight six six five nine six five three
(10:13):
nine six. That's eight six six five nine six five
three nine six the website Hamsarborcare dot com. That's h
A m ms Arborcare dot com. Kevin, it's always great
chatting with you, my friend. You enjoy this foggy morning,
enjoy the time with the trees and uh we'll talk
real soon.
Speaker 2 (10:30):
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (10:31):
Take care news comes your way next year. On thirteen ten,
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