October 9, 2024 • 10 mins
Kevin calls from Door County this morning! He and Shawn talks about the importance of scheduling winter work and Hamm's Legacy Tree Sale.
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Speaker 1 (00:05):
Thirteen ten w ib A and Ask the Experts, joined
this morning by Kevin Ham, master arborist at Ham's Arborcare
the website hams Arborcare dot com. That's H A. M. M.
Sarborcare dot com. Ar telphe number eight six six five
nine six five three nine six And Kevin, I'm trying
(00:25):
to get Al Johnson's goat cam queued up for Door
County to see what the goats are up to this morning,
and I can't get connected. You are live from Door County.
Have you seen the goats yet?
Speaker 2 (00:36):
I have not.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
They were not on the road, you know, the other
day when we were up there. So we're we're we're
staying in Ephraim, Okay, you know right between Fish Creek
and and Sister Bay where the Sister Bay the home
of the Al Johnson. And yeah, the grass is green
up there though you know, it looks freshly, you know.
Speaker 1 (00:59):
What, well chewed and well fertilized. Yeah, by the way,
are there are there for trees? I know obviously goats
are probably not practical for most people's you know, if
you're in the city. If you're outside the city, they
may be perfect. Are there certainly like critters that are
that we tend to overlook as being like beneficial for trees,
Like are squirrels at all harmful to trees? Are they
(01:22):
beneficial to trees or are they kind of indifferent or
are their critters out there that that when it comes
to your trees you really do they really do well
by them?
Speaker 3 (01:31):
Yeah? Well, you know, goats are utilized for invasive control. Yeah,
you know, they'll they'll bring in roots of goats to
run your property for a while. I've had some clients
to actually do that as far as wild you know,
squirrels will on maple trees and other free flowing staff
trees like maybe black cherry and even black walnut. In
(01:54):
the springtime, they'll peel back the upper top of the
top of a branch. They'll peel the bark back in
the in the sapple pool and they've got you know,
sweet staff to drink, and so they'll wound the top
of branches. And oftentimes when pruning maple, well we'll see
(02:15):
you know, that scarring on top of a branch, and
it's like, well, what what made this scarring on top
of the branch? Well, the squirrels, and you know, they
do it for that purpose.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Interesting.
Speaker 1 (02:25):
I had no idea, but I guess if it's if
it's sweet and tasty, you can't I guess ultimately you
can't believe me. Now, one of the things that the
squirrels do do is help propagate new trees and and
help spread on another way to help spread trees legacy
tree program, And you guys have a fantastic special going
on right now. It is a great time to plant
(02:45):
a tree. And if you need it any more incentive,
you're running a great special on legacy trees, aren't you, Kevin.
Speaker 3 (02:51):
Yes, we are, and just to play off of that
squirrel analogy, we aren't. So we're much less forgetful of
where we plant the tree. We keep a program because
we give a five year warranty and with that warranty
we include training pruiting, so you know, three to five
(03:12):
times through that five years we're gonna be out there.
Depending on the species, you know, some species require We
do offer the infamous autumn blaze, which is notorious for
its poor form, but it is the you know, Christine,
the most bright red tree in the fall, and so
(03:36):
we still get requests for it. And it's like I
want that color okay, well, then you want our five
year warranty on that color because we're gonna we're gonna
train that tree and get it going in the right direction.
And I've got Autumn Blaze in my front yard that
I've trained over the years and it's you know, still
got solid form, so it can be done. And we
(03:56):
do that for all of our trees, you know, whether
a have apple, the service fery, you know, Japanese tree
li Loc We're going to make sure that that tree
is looking good each year. And we put those all
kind of on a day and in November they're all
stacked up there ready for It's kind of our winter
(04:17):
plan is to do all of our training pruning in
the winter because with the leaves not on the tree,
we can see the structure, the form, and in the
early years, it's it's amazing. It's just a couple of
cuts here and there. You know, it's just you know,
very very quick action. But it's very beneficial and it's
(04:38):
easy to overlook, you know, it's one of those things
easy to do, easy not to do, and so to
have a professional be mindful of getting that really start
to your tree. It's really a great value that we
offer with like.
Speaker 1 (04:54):
It's it is. It's an amazing value and such a
fantastic program as well. And we've talked on previous shows
about what makes the Legacy Tree program so special. It
is really a great option. And then of course having
that that fall tree sale going on right now, it
is a really, really, really good time to call it.
Kevin and the team at hamsarbucare value. Yeah, that's great value.
(05:14):
Eight six six five nine six five three nine six.
That's eight six six five nine six five three nine six.
Obviously you look into winter. I'm gonna ask you about
winter working just a moment, but one one final thing too,
about about fall, and of course we're all trees are
this is kind of their time to shine. I get
a lot of attention for good reason. Fall colors. Obviously,
you've got great trees with great colors that folks cant
(05:36):
what are we seeing right now? As far as locally,
are we still on track to have a pretty pretty good,
uh fall color color season this year?
Speaker 2 (05:45):
It seems to be.
Speaker 3 (05:46):
I'm up here in Door County, and you know this
is kind of a place because of the lake effect.
If you go straight west of here out into the
main you know land of the I don't know what's
that called. I mean, I'm in the thumb.
Speaker 2 (06:02):
But out in the midst the Wisconsin uh landscape, it's
probably going to be further along, but we're getting good.
Speaker 3 (06:14):
All the maples are in grand color. The sugar maples
are looking great up here, and you know the last
ones to go are the oaks. So the peak actually
occurs when the oaks just you know start to turn.
You know, right now as you look out, you probably
see a lot of green, and that dark green are
(06:35):
all all of the oaks. And the white oaks are
going to be that a nice deep red when they're
in their peak, and some of the red oaks get
get quite brilliant red. It's just some very uh, you know,
blood red red oaks. And and so when those when
(06:56):
those flip, and some of the maples are even like
off the tree. But because oaks is there, there are
predominant species across the landscape. So bear Boo Bluffs, you know,
that's your great place to go and see a big uh,
you know broad scape. The aspens. There's a few stands
of aspens out in the Barboo Bluffs and they get
(07:19):
that bright yellow just some some beautiful, beautiful.
Speaker 1 (07:23):
Color that is is really cool and of course you're
thinking about maybe adding a little color to your to
your fallyard. Of course, great day to talk with Kevin
about getting some trees planted. Of course, that great special
right now, great value when it comes to legacy trees.
Learn more online Hamsarborcare dot com. That's Hams h a
m MS arborcare dot com. And I know for a
lot of a lot of treecare companies this time of
(07:46):
year where they're winding down, they're putting their their vehicles
away for the season, maybe they're swapping out the trucks
for plows and those kind of things. Not at Hams
Arborcare you work year round and a couple of things.
Huge benefit it for your for your client's customers and
their trees is you're available year around for them. But
winter work is really and I've learned this from you
(08:08):
over the years, Winter work is a really really good
time to be doing work, isn't it On trees?
Speaker 3 (08:14):
Yeah, Well, you know, you're a lot of a lot
of people have pretty elaborate gardens in Madison, you know,
and and when they're asleep, you know that novelty. I mean,
we've been in scenarios in the spring where I should
protect this little fern that means you know, the world
to them. And so here we are taking down this
(08:36):
huge tree and we have to protect a fern. Uh.
And you know in the wintertime, just things like that
that are going to come up in the spring are
just not an issue. And so you have you have
the protection of just the plants themselves are not up,
but also the ground can be can be frozen sometimes
(09:00):
we were not last year. Last year was the first
year that we ground a stump in every month of
the year. Oh and so that was kind of interesting.
We got some warm days in January and we said,
let's get out and do some stump so we can
say we we did it, got it done. But our
stump grinder we generally put away in the in the
(09:21):
wintertime because we like to do a solid finish that
we like to pre dig the stump, make sure there's
no stones, you know, next to the stump that are
going to break our carbide teeth, and then we get
a good finish. We get the chips all cleaned out
of there, and we get a nice backfill with some
top soil so that you can you know, top dress
(09:41):
it with grass or whatever you're going to do there.
The chip medium just is not a good thing to
leave in the hole, and so we like to do
that complete finish and that's best done with non frozen ground.
Speaker 1 (09:57):
It's a great time a year to give the folks
at hand MS Arborcare Call. Kevin and his team love
to talk to you, love to come out, take a
look at your trees. Maybe look at the area you
want to put a tree in. Help consult and work
with you to find that absolute perfect tree that's going
to last for generations. Today today picked phone, give them
a call. Eight sixty six five nine six five three
nine six. That's eight sixty six five nine six five
(10:18):
three nine six Kevin. Enjoy your time in Door County,
get yourself a fish boil and we'll talk again in
seven days.
Speaker 3 (10:26):
Thank you, Sean, Take care, take care.
Speaker 1 (10:27):
Kevin News comes your way next here on thirteen ten.
Wiba
Thirteen ten w ib A and Ask the Experts, joined
this morning by Kevin Ham, master arborist at Ham's Arborcare
the website hams Arborcare dot com. That's H A. M. M.
Sarborcare dot com. Ar telphe number eight six six five
nine six five three nine six And Kevin, I'm trying
(00:25):
to get Al Johnson's goat cam queued up for Door
County to see what the goats are up to this morning,
and I can't get connected. You are live from Door County.
Have you seen the goats yet?
Speaker 2 (00:36):
I have not.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
They were not on the road, you know, the other
day when we were up there. So we're we're we're
staying in Ephraim, Okay, you know right between Fish Creek
and and Sister Bay where the Sister Bay the home
of the Al Johnson. And yeah, the grass is green
up there though you know, it looks freshly, you know.
Speaker 1 (00:59):
What, well chewed and well fertilized. Yeah, by the way,
are there are there for trees? I know obviously goats
are probably not practical for most people's you know, if
you're in the city. If you're outside the city, they
may be perfect. Are there certainly like critters that are
that we tend to overlook as being like beneficial for trees,
Like are squirrels at all harmful to trees? Are they
(01:22):
beneficial to trees or are they kind of indifferent or
are their critters out there that that when it comes
to your trees you really do they really do well
by them?
Speaker 3 (01:31):
Yeah? Well, you know, goats are utilized for invasive control. Yeah,
you know, they'll they'll bring in roots of goats to
run your property for a while. I've had some clients
to actually do that as far as wild you know,
squirrels will on maple trees and other free flowing staff
trees like maybe black cherry and even black walnut. In
(01:54):
the springtime, they'll peel back the upper top of the
top of a branch. They'll peel the bark back in
the in the sapple pool and they've got you know,
sweet staff to drink, and so they'll wound the top
of branches. And oftentimes when pruning maple, well we'll see
(02:15):
you know, that scarring on top of a branch, and
it's like, well, what what made this scarring on top
of the branch? Well, the squirrels, and you know, they
do it for that purpose.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Interesting.
Speaker 1 (02:25):
I had no idea, but I guess if it's if
it's sweet and tasty, you can't I guess ultimately you
can't believe me. Now, one of the things that the
squirrels do do is help propagate new trees and and
help spread on another way to help spread trees legacy
tree program, And you guys have a fantastic special going
on right now. It is a great time to plant
(02:45):
a tree. And if you need it any more incentive,
you're running a great special on legacy trees, aren't you, Kevin.
Speaker 3 (02:51):
Yes, we are, and just to play off of that
squirrel analogy, we aren't. So we're much less forgetful of
where we plant the tree. We keep a program because
we give a five year warranty and with that warranty
we include training pruiting, so you know, three to five
(03:12):
times through that five years we're gonna be out there.
Depending on the species, you know, some species require We
do offer the infamous autumn blaze, which is notorious for
its poor form, but it is the you know, Christine,
the most bright red tree in the fall, and so
(03:36):
we still get requests for it. And it's like I
want that color okay, well, then you want our five
year warranty on that color because we're gonna we're gonna
train that tree and get it going in the right direction.
And I've got Autumn Blaze in my front yard that
I've trained over the years and it's you know, still
got solid form, so it can be done. And we
(03:56):
do that for all of our trees, you know, whether
a have apple, the service fery, you know, Japanese tree
li Loc We're going to make sure that that tree
is looking good each year. And we put those all
kind of on a day and in November they're all
stacked up there ready for It's kind of our winter
(04:17):
plan is to do all of our training pruning in
the winter because with the leaves not on the tree,
we can see the structure, the form, and in the
early years, it's it's amazing. It's just a couple of
cuts here and there. You know, it's just you know,
very very quick action. But it's very beneficial and it's
(04:38):
easy to overlook, you know, it's one of those things
easy to do, easy not to do, and so to
have a professional be mindful of getting that really start
to your tree. It's really a great value that we
offer with like.
Speaker 1 (04:54):
It's it is. It's an amazing value and such a
fantastic program as well. And we've talked on previous shows
about what makes the Legacy Tree program so special. It
is really a great option. And then of course having
that that fall tree sale going on right now, it
is a really, really, really good time to call it.
Kevin and the team at hamsarbucare value. Yeah, that's great value.
(05:14):
Eight six six five nine six five three nine six.
That's eight six six five nine six five three nine six.
Obviously you look into winter. I'm gonna ask you about
winter working just a moment, but one one final thing too,
about about fall, and of course we're all trees are
this is kind of their time to shine. I get
a lot of attention for good reason. Fall colors. Obviously,
you've got great trees with great colors that folks cant
(05:36):
what are we seeing right now? As far as locally,
are we still on track to have a pretty pretty good,
uh fall color color season this year?
Speaker 2 (05:45):
It seems to be.
Speaker 3 (05:46):
I'm up here in Door County, and you know this
is kind of a place because of the lake effect.
If you go straight west of here out into the
main you know land of the I don't know what's
that called. I mean, I'm in the thumb.
Speaker 2 (06:02):
But out in the midst the Wisconsin uh landscape, it's
probably going to be further along, but we're getting good.
Speaker 3 (06:14):
All the maples are in grand color. The sugar maples
are looking great up here, and you know the last
ones to go are the oaks. So the peak actually
occurs when the oaks just you know start to turn.
You know, right now as you look out, you probably
see a lot of green, and that dark green are
(06:35):
all all of the oaks. And the white oaks are
going to be that a nice deep red when they're
in their peak, and some of the red oaks get
get quite brilliant red. It's just some very uh, you know,
blood red red oaks. And and so when those when
(06:56):
those flip, and some of the maples are even like
off the tree. But because oaks is there, there are
predominant species across the landscape. So bear Boo Bluffs, you know,
that's your great place to go and see a big uh,
you know broad scape. The aspens. There's a few stands
of aspens out in the Barboo Bluffs and they get
(07:19):
that bright yellow just some some beautiful, beautiful.
Speaker 1 (07:23):
Color that is is really cool and of course you're
thinking about maybe adding a little color to your to
your fallyard. Of course, great day to talk with Kevin
about getting some trees planted. Of course, that great special
right now, great value when it comes to legacy trees.
Learn more online Hamsarborcare dot com. That's Hams h a
m MS arborcare dot com. And I know for a
lot of a lot of treecare companies this time of
(07:46):
year where they're winding down, they're putting their their vehicles
away for the season, maybe they're swapping out the trucks
for plows and those kind of things. Not at Hams
Arborcare you work year round and a couple of things.
Huge benefit it for your for your client's customers and
their trees is you're available year around for them. But
winter work is really and I've learned this from you
(08:08):
over the years, Winter work is a really really good
time to be doing work, isn't it On trees?
Speaker 3 (08:14):
Yeah, Well, you know, you're a lot of a lot
of people have pretty elaborate gardens in Madison, you know,
and and when they're asleep, you know that novelty. I mean,
we've been in scenarios in the spring where I should
protect this little fern that means you know, the world
to them. And so here we are taking down this
(08:36):
huge tree and we have to protect a fern. Uh.
And you know in the wintertime, just things like that
that are going to come up in the spring are
just not an issue. And so you have you have
the protection of just the plants themselves are not up,
but also the ground can be can be frozen sometimes
(09:00):
we were not last year. Last year was the first
year that we ground a stump in every month of
the year. Oh and so that was kind of interesting.
We got some warm days in January and we said,
let's get out and do some stump so we can
say we we did it, got it done. But our
stump grinder we generally put away in the in the
(09:21):
wintertime because we like to do a solid finish that
we like to pre dig the stump, make sure there's
no stones, you know, next to the stump that are
going to break our carbide teeth, and then we get
a good finish. We get the chips all cleaned out
of there, and we get a nice backfill with some
top soil so that you can you know, top dress
(09:41):
it with grass or whatever you're going to do there.
The chip medium just is not a good thing to
leave in the hole, and so we like to do
that complete finish and that's best done with non frozen ground.
Speaker 1 (09:57):
It's a great time a year to give the folks
at hand MS Arborcare Call. Kevin and his team love
to talk to you, love to come out, take a
look at your trees. Maybe look at the area you
want to put a tree in. Help consult and work
with you to find that absolute perfect tree that's going
to last for generations. Today today picked phone, give them
a call. Eight sixty six five nine six five three
nine six. That's eight sixty six five nine six five
(10:18):
three nine six Kevin. Enjoy your time in Door County,
get yourself a fish boil and we'll talk again in
seven days.
Speaker 3 (10:26):
Thank you, Sean, Take care, take care.
Speaker 1 (10:27):
Kevin News comes your way next here on thirteen ten.
Wiba
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