August 3, 2023 22 mins

Luke Werner from Davey's North Pittsburgh office shares how you can learn how to identify the different types of trees in your yard.

In this episode we cover:  

  • Looking at the big picture (0:53)
  • Conifer Trees (1:33)
  • Deciduous trees (1:53)
  • How Luke learned to ID trees (2:03)
  • The shape of your tree (2:40)
  • Leaves (3:55)
    • Evergreen leaves (4:05)
    • Deciduous leaves (4:48)
    • MADcap buck (5:28)
    • Simple leaves (6:32)
    • Compound leaves (6:44)
  • Do most homeowners know their trees? (8:01)
  • Dawn Redwoods (10:04)
  • Trees Luke likes to plant (11:40)
  • How Luke became an arborist (14:30)
  • Bark (16:50)
  • Other tree identifications (17:25)

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

To learn more about which trees are in your yard check our tree identification blog series.

To learn more about how you can id your trees check out our blog, How To Tell What Type Of Tree I Have.

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