In this Daily Hive News article, Scott Gardner from Davey's Burnaby office talks about the impact of leaves changing color early in British Columbia. 

Posted: September 30, 2025

Skinny trees with yellow and orange leaves close in frameWhile the fall season has officially been underway for a few days, it’s still a little bit early for some trees in B.C. to be showing their fall colours.

There are a variety of factors that impact why and when the colours of leaves change on our beautiful B.C. trees.

We spoke with Scott Gardner, the district manager of the Burnaby Davey Tree Expert Co. office, who thankfully had lots of answers about fall leaves.

Gardner works with trees around the Lower Mainland.

“I dispatch the crews, work on customer service. So meeting people, visiting their houses to assess trees, and [setting] out a game plan for renovating them.”

To continue reading Scott's advice, click here. 

For more information, contact the Burnaby office. 

The Davey Tree Expert Company, headquartered in Kent, Ohio, provides research-driven tree services, grounds maintenance and environmental and utility infrastructure consulting for residential, utility, commercial and environmental partners in the U.S. and Canada. As one of the top ten largest employee-owned companies in the U.S., Davey's 12,000 employees have been dedicated to creating and delivering sustainable solutions since 1880. Apply today to join the Davey legacy, and learn about how we're growing with our new SEED Campus

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