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Will Johnston

Will Johnston

ISA Certified Arborist and District Manager at The Davey Tree Expert Company's South Austin, Texas office, frequently appearing as a local tree-care expert on the Talking Trees podcast and in TV news segments.

Sep 24, 2026

Talking Trees with Davey Tree

Talking Trees with Davey Tree

Drought Recovery: Why Some Trees Bounce Back and Others Don't

Sep 24 · 30m

Doug OsterHOST
5:08
Is that like a common tree in your area? How is the pecan tree used? And do you get like the nuts off it and everything? You
Will Johnston
Will JohnstonGUEST
5:17
can't.
Will Johnston
Will JohnstonGUEST
5:17
If you can beat the squirrels to them, the pecans are yours.
Will Johnston
Will JohnstonGUEST
5:22
The pecan tree is the state tree of Texas.
Will Johnston
Will JohnstonGUEST
5:26
And I had an old boss, great guy, a real institution as far as tree care in the Austin area.
Will Johnston
Will JohnstonGUEST
5:33
And he would say, I don't know why the state picked pecans as the state tree.
Will Johnston
Will JohnstonGUEST
5:39
Because they're just famous for getting really tall.

7 MINS LATER

Doug OsterHOST
12:56
calamitous wow and then you mentioned red oak they hate drought will they come back or you never know if they're going to give up the ghost

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