Mycorrhizal Network - Largest Living Organism

Chelsi Abbott, a technical advisor and education specialist at the Davey Institute, talks about the mycorrhizal network including how it works and how it connects to plants. In this episode we cover:  What is mycorrhizae fungi (1:14)The beneficial relationship between the fungi and trees (1:59)Seeing mycelium in real life (4:07)How mycorrhizae fungi finds plants (4:45)How big mycorrhizal networks can be (6:52)How to help mycorrhizae help your plants (8:16)Things you might be doing that harm mycorrhizae (9:13)Is mycorrhizae okay for vegetable plants? (10:00)How Chelsi educates through her job (11:59)What Chelsi enjoys abut educating (13:03)Chelsi's Davey Tree journey (13:40)Benefits of mycorrhizae fungi for the plants (15:56)To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.  To learn more about the work Chelsi and the Davey Institute do, click here.Connect with Davey Tree on social media:Twitter: @DaveyTreeFacebook: @DaveyTreeInstagram: @daveytreeYouTube: The Davey Tree Expert CompanyLinkedIn: 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected].