Episode Details

Jacob Ryg from Davey's South St. Paul office shares a list of some invasive species, how to get rid of them and what species to plant in your garden and landscape instead. 

In this episode we cover:

• What makes a species invasive? (0:41)
• Invasive European buckthorn in South St. Paul (1:32)
• Did you know that garlic mustard is invasive? (6:41)
• Invasive species differ depending on where you are (8:26)
• Other kinds of invasive species (9:10)
• Is continual top cutting effective for getting rid of invasive species? (10:22) 
• Replace your invasive species by planting native species (11:19)
• Try and stay away from planting "gimmick plants" (12:52)
• It can be dangerous to plant unknown species in your garden (13:28)
• Which plants are positives to put in your garden? (14:13) (19:05)
• Kentucky coffee tree (15:31)
• Plants labeled "sterile" aren't always sterile (17:28)
• Dawn redwoods (20:12)
• Jacob's love for working with people, plants and trees (21:42)

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

To read our Tree Selection Guide blogs to learn the best ways to grow and care for your plants, visit Blog.Davey.com by clicking here - Tree Selection Guide Blogs.   

Connect with Davey Tree on social media:
Twitter: @DaveyTree
Facebook: @DaveyTree
Instagram: @daveytree
YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company
LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company 

Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com. 

Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com. We want to hear from you!

Have feedback, questions or a topic you want covered? Click here to send Talking Trees a message OR email podcasts@davey.com.