Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (Form 3)

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Reid Sandra Lynne 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/21/2025 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DAVEY TREE EXPERT CO [NONE] (Last) (First) (Middle) 1500 N MANTUA STREET, PO BOX 5193 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Exec VP Corp Communications 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) (Street) KENT, OH 44240 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 179,440 D Common Stock 32,818.0224(1) I By 401KSOP

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	06/28/2017(2)	06/28/2026	Common Stock	3,450	$8.18	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	06/23/2018(2)	06/23/2027	Common Stock	3,000	$8.8	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	06/28/2019(2)	06/28/2028	Common Stock	3,000	$9.55	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	06/12/2020(2)	06/12/2029	Common Stock	2,720	$10.55	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	06/17/2021(2)	06/17/2030	Common Stock	3,000	$12.1	D
Stock Appreciation Rights (2016)	03/04/2017(3)	03/04/2026	Common Stock	5,000	$8.18	D
Stock Appreciation Rights (2017)	03/03/2018(3)	03/03/2027	Common Stock	2,400	$8.8	D
Stock Appreciation Rights (2018)	03/09/2019(3)	03/09/2028	Common Stock	2,442	$9.55	D
Stock Subscription Rights (Right to Buy)	08/01/2022(4)	08/01/2029	Common Stock	571	$18.1	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Reid Sandra Lynne 1500 N MANTUA STREET PO BOX 5193 KENT, OH 44240			Exec VP Corp Communications

Signatures

/s/Sandra Lynne Reid/Christopher J. Bast, by Power of Attorney		06/12/2025
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This total reflects routine accumulation of 32,818.0224 common shares acquired through the Company's 401(K) benefit plan as of June 12, 2025, based on internal records.
(2)	These options vest and become exercisable in five equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.
(3)	Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs)become exercisable in five equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.
(4)	The reported stock subscription rights to purchase shares of the Company's common stock were acquired in the Company's stock subscription offering to employees and non-employee directors in accordance with the provisions of The Davey Tree Expert Company 2014 Omnibus Stock Plan (the "Plan"). All participants in the offering purchasing in excess of $5,000 of common stock were granted a "right" to purchase one additional share of common stock, at a price of $18.10 per share, for every three shares of common stock purchased under the Plan. Each "right" may be exercised at the rate of 1/7 per year beginning on August 1, 2022 and will expire on August 1, 2029.

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