Episode Details

Tom Beshoar from Davey's St. Louis office talks about all the reasons to be thankful for trees this Thanksgiving season. You'll learn about some underappreciated tree species, tree benefits and the reasons Tom is thankful for trees in his own life.

In this episode we cover:

• How Tom got started in arboriculture (1:09)
• Beauty (2:27)
• Underappreciated tree species (2:55)
• Oxygen & water run off (5:45)
• Spending time in the forest (7:22)
• Fall color (8:05)
• Ginkgo (10:44)
• Sweetgum (12:42)
• Creating shade & best trees for shade (14:36)
• Oaks and wildlife (15:37)
• Leaves (17:36)
• Tom's favorite part about his job (18:29)

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To learn more about cleaning up sweetgum balls, read our blog, Getting Rid of Sweetgum Tree Balls.
To learn more about the benefits of shade trees, read our blog, The Benefits of Shade Trees - Nature's Sunscreen.

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