Podcast Episodes

Baklava (Pistachio)

Episode 141

It's Plant Based Diet: Just Desserts, where we talk about 4 of the world's sweetest trees. First up, the pistachio! (Pistacia vera) Hear all about its origins in the Middle East and the dessert that …

Published on 9 hours ago

Buzz Pollination (Bigberry Manzanita)

Episode 140

Buzz buzz! Let’s connect some pollen the new fashioned way with the Bigberry Manzanita (Arctostaphylos glauca).

Completely Arbortrary is produced and hosted by Casey Clapp and Alex Crowson

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Published on 1 week ago

BONUS EPISODE: What is Bark? + Alex's Hawaiian Adventure

Episode 139

What's up Fungal Associates!? This week we have part 2 of our bonus episode fortnight and bring you "What is Bark?" Which asks the question.... well, what is bark? We'll see you next week with new ep…

Published on 2 weeks ago

BONUS EPISODE: What is Soil? + Casey's Throat Catastrophe

Episode 138

What's up Fungal Associates! For the next two weeks we bring you some OLD SCHOOL bonus episodes (circa 2021). Why? Well, because Casey took a frisbee to the throat, and Alex took a vacation to Hawaii…

Published on 3 weeks ago

All Trees Go To Heaven (American Beech)

Episode 137

I think, therefore I am... a tree - American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)

Completely Arbortrary is produced and hosted by Casey Clapp and Alex Crowson

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Published on 4 weeks ago

Keyaki (Japanese Zelkova)

Episode 136

The tree you don’t know that you know, but you know it! The Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata) is the center of a fascinating tale of isolationism, plant espionage, and gunboat diplomacy.

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Published on 1 month ago

Insultivar (Chokecherry)

Episode 135

Don't go chokin' on this cherry (Prunus virginiana) or else you may turn red! And Canadian!

Completely Arbortrary is produced and hosted by Casey Clapp and Alex Crowson

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Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Dial M for (Maxipiñon)

Episode 134

A mystery cone… a mystery tree! What the maxipiñon has to say about genetic bottlenecking may unlock its secrets!

Completely Arbortrary is produced and hosted by Casey Clapp and Alex Crowson

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Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Zombie Survivors (Vietnam Cypress)

Episode 133

What happens when trees have to run for their lives and the only way is up? The Vietnam cypress (Xanthocyparis vietnamensis), that's what!

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Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

There's Always Money in the (Banana Tree)

Episode 132

It’s a BANANZA with the banana (Musa acuminata), a fruit so popular that it helped shape the political landscape of the world.

Completely Arbortrary is produced and hosted by Casey Clapp and Alex Cro…

Published on 2 months ago