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Speaker 1 (00:11):
Thirteen ten. W I me a and asked the experts
fresh my hams Arborcare joined this morning by master arborist
Kevin Ham. Of course, Kevin comes from hams Arborcare. Their
website Hamsarborcare dot com. That's h A M. M Sarborcare
dot com. Tell phe number eight sixty six five nine
six five three nine six. That's eight six six five
nine six five three nine six. And I saw a
(00:33):
social media post I think the kids call those memes.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
Uh.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
Of of it said, uh, when you hired them? They
said they had plenty of experience, and it showed like
three or four chainsaws all stuck in a log. If
there's something Kevin's uh, I see a liar.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
If I said that something similar hadn't happened to me
at some time in my career. Yeah, I don't think
I ever got to three chains I think I did
mess up on the second one.
Speaker 1 (01:07):
What cause? What is that? Just improper people not thinking
about weight distribution and pinch points? Is that what's going on?
Speaker 2 (01:15):
It's usually you know, a fallen tree, maybe they felled it,
or maybe a storm put something on the ground. You know,
oh it's on the ground. Seas right, I can reach it.
Just because you can reach it, it doesn't make you qualify.
There's tensions there, right, and so if it's if it's laying,
(01:35):
it's suspended. If you cut it, you know, on the top,
which is easy to you all just start cutting here
and then I think, you know it's it collapses and
pinches the saw and you're not getting it out of it.
And then you get a second saw and you mistakenly,
you know, do the tension again. You know you need
(01:56):
to cut on the bottom, you know, And there's you know,
there's just different things and sometimes you think you know
what you're doing, and then it tricks you because there's
some other side tension included the downward tension, and so
then you taste you're in the right spot, but then
it still gets you. So it can be tricky, But
(02:17):
get to the third sauce. You've got to be You're
probably your anxiety is a little high, making decisions a
little fast, stuff like that.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
You really want to be dialed in by that third time.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
Yeah, you want to start slowing down, going, let me
think maybe go out you know where it's real safe
way out and start making it less of a puzzle.
Speaker 1 (02:41):
Work your way your way back to yourself. Speaking of puzzles,
I will really I will really quickly mentioned uh uh
the website game off trees dot com because you do
have actually a physical, actual really cool uh puzzle available
up there, as well as some other really cool things
for folks to purchase and get of trees dot com.
Stop by there some really neat stuff of course, got
(03:03):
the uh the biochar soap and other things at gameftrees
dot com. Kevin, A couple of years ago, you had
you had talked to me for the first time about
an air space and how it's used in your line
of work, and I and I I remember it just
being amazed and I'm still amazed by it. But also
what a what a great tool that is. Let's talk
a little bit about how that, how that works when
(03:24):
it comes to treating and dealing with root issues on trees.
Speaker 2 (03:30):
Yeah, it is a like a big wad, you know,
like a gun that attaches to you know, like a
large capacity you know, diesel operated air compressor, so a
lot of a lot of CFM going through their cubic
feet per minute, and and it funnels down into you know,
(03:53):
a very small you know, so the ventur reaction of
that wind. It'll blow the skin off your right I mean,
it's dangerous if you're pointing it around it thing, but
it'll blast away soil and ironically it doesn't damage you know,
the roofs that are there. You know you can I mean,
(04:15):
if you go right up to wood and start, you know,
really close, you could do damage. But you can blast
the dirt away and kind of keep it moving and
blow out the base of a tree, you know, around
the crown, the root crown. And the benefit of this
is when we're doing like our chlorosis on those ones,
(04:37):
you may have a situation where there's compaction. You know,
you had a landscape project in your bag. You put
in a retaining wall. They drove that bobcat back and forth,
back and forth, back and forth and made a road.
Then they top dressed with soil and it's all better, right,
you know, they compact that so before it's all top dressed,
(04:59):
we can come in. We can blut blast that road out,
like we can just undo what was done. And that
would be a great benefit in that regard. And when
we're working around trees a lot of time, you know,
you can tell something, you know, is there root decay?
Is there? Root rod? You can see things if you
(05:20):
blast out the root cround of a tree. You know,
sometimes there was a you know, a chicken of the
woods mushroom that was a couple of feet from the
base of the tree, and the individual was worried about
obviously that's the that's the brown rot fungus. It could
be really bad to have in the base of a
large tree. And so we blew that out right where
(05:44):
that conk was and here it was on a one
inch root. There was a pocket of decay in this
one inch and it shot out this big fruiting box. Well, okay,
well the tree is not compromised. That's a little box
of decay. It was insignificant. So what would have been
a oh, that's a bad you know fungus to have
(06:07):
a fruiting body, that means your tree is ready to fall. Well,
we were able to make a different determination. That tree
is still standing today because we looked at it, and
we were able to look at it by this air spade.
And we're doing our colorosis bundles this week, which is
a four product application to oak trees that are yellow
(06:31):
predominantly oak trees and we utilize the air spade to
blast out that that root crown wants to get at
the lower root flayer to do an iron injection. But
then we can apply the other products you know, subsoil
and biochar and everything, and then backfill and with that
(06:53):
because the dirt is still available, it's just spreads it
out a little bit, but we can get it back
filled and it really is an effective tool. Gurgling roots
or another thing we can investigate with an air space
and be able to prune those roots in younger trees.
So a lot of.
Speaker 1 (07:13):
Application Kevin, with as we talk about, you know, things
like girdling roots and other issues. Some of this stuff
and as you mentioned too, the mushroom growing and you
know a lot of the stuff is going on underground.
Nobody has any idea exactly what's going on, and having
a tool that can get you in there. It also
highlights the importance as well of just having your trees
(07:34):
inspected is if your tree is healthy now, you want
to make sure it remains healthy. One of the ways
to do that, just like just like with people, get
a check up. And I know this is a great
time of year to be getting on the schedule for checkups.
Also looking towards colder winter months as well. I know
you guys working around at Ham's Arborcare, there are some
projects that are just better executed during those cold winter months.
(07:58):
And now is the time to really start that conversation,
isn't it.
Speaker 2 (08:02):
Yeah? Absolutely, I mean I looked at one I think
a couple of weeks ago. Now, you know, over Lake, Wisconsin.
You know, ice would be helpful. Yeah, And it was
in an area of the river where it would it
would likely have a good free on most winters at
some time. And so that that's the job that we
(08:23):
can really target for a spot on the calendar where
we have ice. You know. So if you have a
situation like that, you know, winter is great. Also your
gardens are all dormant, you know, where your hosta isn't
care and uh. And but in the middle, you know,
in the middle of spring, that could be oh what
(08:46):
are you doing? There's a lot of novelty there, And
so in the winter you don't have that novelty and
we can get in and out and and do it
do a great job. I know.
Speaker 1 (08:56):
One of the big, the big things that that you
guys are concerned with at Ham's Arborcare is being as
low to no impact as possible, even obviously during summer work.
In primetime, you guys have all sorts of great tools,
matts and other things that are used to really preserve
turf and lawn and of course garden beds as well.
But as we talk about looking towards, looking towards the
(09:17):
colder month, nature gives us a nice little a nice
little protective layer as well. So such a great such
a great time to get on that schedule, start that
conversation with Kevin and the team at Ham's Arborcare. You
can learn more online the website Hamsarborcare dot com. That's
h A m Msarborcare dot com. Telphon number eight sixty
six five nine six five three nine six. That's eight
six six five nine six five three nine six. Before
(09:39):
we wrap this week, Kevin, I'm just looking at the
at the temperatures as well, a little bit of a
little bit. We've been a bit warm, but there looks
like there's going to be a dip and eventually fall
will be here, which means leaves will start coming down.
That's also a good time, I know for you to
get a good set of eyes on trees as well.
With those leaves off, you can really get a good
examination of trees. So again reinforcing good time to get
(10:00):
on the schedule.
Speaker 2 (10:01):
Isn't it absolutely? You know, training pruning is something we
love to do in the winter. All of our legacy
tree warranty crooning we do in November usually when the
leaves are off the tree. Great, great time to be
thinking about that. And of course you know we have
those outdoor boilers, yes, that are available just on a
(10:26):
cursory mentioned. This is the time of year where people
are putting in a new heating system and we have
those portage domine boilers available. They're they're an awesome.
Speaker 1 (10:36):
Value and of course information. Game of Trees dot com
also learn more hams Arborcare dot com. Great day, pick
a phone, give a call six so eight eighth smart
let me start all over. Great day to give a
call eight six six five nine six five three nine six.
That's eight sixty six five nine six five three nine six.
Almost gave your cell phone out there. Yeah yeah, we'll
(10:57):
stick with the eighty six six toll free number. Kevin.
It's always great chatting with you, my friend. You have
a great day.
Speaker 2 (11:03):
Thank you, Sean, take care.
Speaker 1 (11:05):
And again at number eight six six five nine six
five three nine six News comes your way. Next here
on thirteen ten w I b a
Thirteen ten. W I me a and asked the experts
fresh my hams Arborcare joined this morning by master arborist
Kevin Ham. Of course, Kevin comes from hams Arborcare. Their
website Hamsarborcare dot com. That's h A M. M Sarborcare
dot com. Tell phe number eight sixty six five nine
six five three nine six. That's eight six six five
nine six five three nine six. And I saw a
(00:33):
social media post I think the kids call those memes.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
Uh.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
Of of it said, uh, when you hired them? They
said they had plenty of experience, and it showed like
three or four chainsaws all stuck in a log. If
there's something Kevin's uh, I see a liar.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
If I said that something similar hadn't happened to me
at some time in my career. Yeah, I don't think
I ever got to three chains I think I did
mess up on the second one.
Speaker 1 (01:07):
What cause? What is that? Just improper people not thinking
about weight distribution and pinch points? Is that what's going on?
Speaker 2 (01:15):
It's usually you know, a fallen tree, maybe they felled it,
or maybe a storm put something on the ground. You know,
oh it's on the ground. Seas right, I can reach it.
Just because you can reach it, it doesn't make you qualify.
There's tensions there, right, and so if it's if it's laying,
(01:35):
it's suspended. If you cut it, you know, on the top,
which is easy to you all just start cutting here
and then I think, you know it's it collapses and
pinches the saw and you're not getting it out of it.
And then you get a second saw and you mistakenly,
you know, do the tension again. You know you need
(01:56):
to cut on the bottom, you know, And there's you know,
there's just different things and sometimes you think you know
what you're doing, and then it tricks you because there's
some other side tension included the downward tension, and so
then you taste you're in the right spot, but then
it still gets you. So it can be tricky, But
(02:17):
get to the third sauce. You've got to be You're
probably your anxiety is a little high, making decisions a
little fast, stuff like that.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
You really want to be dialed in by that third time.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
Yeah, you want to start slowing down, going, let me
think maybe go out you know where it's real safe
way out and start making it less of a puzzle.
Speaker 1 (02:41):
Work your way your way back to yourself. Speaking of puzzles,
I will really I will really quickly mentioned uh uh
the website game off trees dot com because you do
have actually a physical, actual really cool uh puzzle available
up there, as well as some other really cool things
for folks to purchase and get of trees dot com.
Stop by there some really neat stuff of course, got
(03:03):
the uh the biochar soap and other things at gameftrees
dot com. Kevin, A couple of years ago, you had
you had talked to me for the first time about
an air space and how it's used in your line
of work, and I and I I remember it just
being amazed and I'm still amazed by it. But also
what a what a great tool that is. Let's talk
a little bit about how that, how that works when
(03:24):
it comes to treating and dealing with root issues on trees.
Speaker 2 (03:30):
Yeah, it is a like a big wad, you know,
like a gun that attaches to you know, like a
large capacity you know, diesel operated air compressor, so a
lot of a lot of CFM going through their cubic
feet per minute, and and it funnels down into you know,
(03:53):
a very small you know, so the ventur reaction of
that wind. It'll blow the skin off your right I mean,
it's dangerous if you're pointing it around it thing, but
it'll blast away soil and ironically it doesn't damage you know,
the roofs that are there. You know you can I mean,
(04:15):
if you go right up to wood and start, you know,
really close, you could do damage. But you can blast
the dirt away and kind of keep it moving and
blow out the base of a tree, you know, around
the crown, the root crown. And the benefit of this
is when we're doing like our chlorosis on those ones,
(04:37):
you may have a situation where there's compaction. You know,
you had a landscape project in your bag. You put
in a retaining wall. They drove that bobcat back and forth,
back and forth, back and forth and made a road.
Then they top dressed with soil and it's all better, right,
you know, they compact that so before it's all top dressed,
(04:59):
we can come in. We can blut blast that road out,
like we can just undo what was done. And that
would be a great benefit in that regard. And when
we're working around trees a lot of time, you know,
you can tell something, you know, is there root decay?
Is there? Root rod? You can see things if you
(05:20):
blast out the root cround of a tree. You know,
sometimes there was a you know, a chicken of the
woods mushroom that was a couple of feet from the
base of the tree, and the individual was worried about
obviously that's the that's the brown rot fungus. It could
be really bad to have in the base of a
large tree. And so we blew that out right where
(05:44):
that conk was and here it was on a one
inch root. There was a pocket of decay in this
one inch and it shot out this big fruiting box. Well, okay,
well the tree is not compromised. That's a little box
of decay. It was insignificant. So what would have been
a oh, that's a bad you know fungus to have
(06:07):
a fruiting body, that means your tree is ready to fall. Well,
we were able to make a different determination. That tree
is still standing today because we looked at it, and
we were able to look at it by this air spade.
And we're doing our colorosis bundles this week, which is
a four product application to oak trees that are yellow
(06:31):
predominantly oak trees and we utilize the air spade to
blast out that that root crown wants to get at
the lower root flayer to do an iron injection. But
then we can apply the other products you know, subsoil
and biochar and everything, and then backfill and with that
(06:53):
because the dirt is still available, it's just spreads it
out a little bit, but we can get it back
filled and it really is an effective tool. Gurgling roots
or another thing we can investigate with an air space
and be able to prune those roots in younger trees.
So a lot of.
Speaker 1 (07:13):
Application Kevin, with as we talk about, you know, things
like girdling roots and other issues. Some of this stuff
and as you mentioned too, the mushroom growing and you
know a lot of the stuff is going on underground.
Nobody has any idea exactly what's going on, and having
a tool that can get you in there. It also
highlights the importance as well of just having your trees
(07:34):
inspected is if your tree is healthy now, you want
to make sure it remains healthy. One of the ways
to do that, just like just like with people, get
a check up. And I know this is a great
time of year to be getting on the schedule for checkups.
Also looking towards colder winter months as well. I know
you guys working around at Ham's Arborcare, there are some
projects that are just better executed during those cold winter months.
(07:58):
And now is the time to really start that conversation,
isn't it.
Speaker 2 (08:02):
Yeah? Absolutely, I mean I looked at one I think
a couple of weeks ago. Now, you know, over Lake, Wisconsin.
You know, ice would be helpful. Yeah, And it was
in an area of the river where it would it
would likely have a good free on most winters at
some time. And so that that's the job that we
(08:23):
can really target for a spot on the calendar where
we have ice. You know. So if you have a
situation like that, you know, winter is great. Also your
gardens are all dormant, you know, where your hosta isn't
care and uh. And but in the middle, you know,
in the middle of spring, that could be oh what
(08:46):
are you doing? There's a lot of novelty there, And
so in the winter you don't have that novelty and
we can get in and out and and do it
do a great job. I know.
Speaker 1 (08:56):
One of the big, the big things that that you
guys are concerned with at Ham's Arborcare is being as
low to no impact as possible, even obviously during summer work.
In primetime, you guys have all sorts of great tools,
matts and other things that are used to really preserve
turf and lawn and of course garden beds as well.
But as we talk about looking towards, looking towards the
(09:17):
colder month, nature gives us a nice little a nice
little protective layer as well. So such a great such
a great time to get on that schedule, start that
conversation with Kevin and the team at Ham's Arborcare. You
can learn more online the website Hamsarborcare dot com. That's
h A m Msarborcare dot com. Telphon number eight sixty
six five nine six five three nine six. That's eight
six six five nine six five three nine six. Before
(09:39):
we wrap this week, Kevin, I'm just looking at the
at the temperatures as well, a little bit of a
little bit. We've been a bit warm, but there looks
like there's going to be a dip and eventually fall
will be here, which means leaves will start coming down.
That's also a good time, I know for you to
get a good set of eyes on trees as well.
With those leaves off, you can really get a good
examination of trees. So again reinforcing good time to get
(10:00):
on the schedule.
Speaker 2 (10:01):
Isn't it absolutely? You know, training pruning is something we
love to do in the winter. All of our legacy
tree warranty crooning we do in November usually when the
leaves are off the tree. Great, great time to be
thinking about that. And of course you know we have
those outdoor boilers, yes, that are available just on a
(10:26):
cursory mentioned. This is the time of year where people
are putting in a new heating system and we have
those portage domine boilers available. They're they're an awesome.
Speaker 1 (10:36):
Value and of course information. Game of Trees dot com
also learn more hams Arborcare dot com. Great day, pick
a phone, give a call six so eight eighth smart
let me start all over. Great day to give a
call eight six six five nine six five three nine six.
That's eight sixty six five nine six five three nine six.
Almost gave your cell phone out there. Yeah yeah, we'll
(10:57):
stick with the eighty six six toll free number. Kevin.
It's always great chatting with you, my friend. You have
a great day.
Speaker 2 (11:03):
Thank you, Sean, take care.
Speaker 1 (11:05):
And again at number eight six six five nine six
five three nine six News comes your way. Next here
on thirteen ten w I b a
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