What's Growing On My Tree? - Black Knot, Galls & Other Growths

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Brian Sieber, district manager of Davey's Cincinnati office, talks about different growths that could be harming your trees, such as black knot and galls.

In this episode we cover:

Black knot (1:02)
- Pruning infected trees (3:08)
- How to avoid black knot (4:08)
- Are healthy trees resistant to pathogens and pests? (5:09)
- Does cutting out black knot save the tree? (5:47)
- Black knot in the fall (6:39)
- How has the weather affected Cincinnati's season? (7:09)
Galls (8:56)
- How to know of galls are harming your tree (10:26)
- Send pictures of your tree to your arborist (11:28)
- Pay close attention to your tree (12:55)
Cool native species for forested areas (14:58)
- Hackberry tree (15:00)
- Kentucky coffee tree (16:05)
- Catalpa tree (17:25)
  - Catalpa worms (19:12)

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