Winter Wonders: Trees and Plants with Winter Interest

Adam Passo, district manager of Davey's Milwaukee office, talks about all kinds of trees and plants with winter interest, explaining how their berries, bark and foliage stand out during colder months. 

In this episode we cover: 

• Evergreens (0:44) (8:42)
• Trees with four-season interest (1:27)
  • Three-flowered maple (2:09)
  • Paperbark maple (3:39)
• Do trees with winter interest shine in other seasons? (5:14)
• London plane vs. Sycamore (5:55)
• Concolor fir (7:41)
• Sunkissed arborvitae (7:47) (10:01)
• Blue juniper (8:01) 
• How do arborists recommend unknown trees? (9:09)
• Japanese white pine (10:20)
• Winter interest trees' berries (11:05)
• What was Wisconsin's summer season like? (12:42)
• Shagbark hickory (13:11)
• Stewartia (14:35)
• Red twig dogwoods (15:13)
• Peach hydrangeas (15:57)
• Adam's experience and travels as an arborist (16:44)

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

To learn more about trees and plants with winter interest, read our blog, Best Trees to Plant for Winter Color. 

To read our blogs about tree care in the winter, read our blogs, Can You Plant Trees, Shrubs or Evergreens in the Winter? and Winter Watering Tips for Evergreens. 

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