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S.A.D. (Witch-Hazel)
Episode 63
Everyone gets S.A.D. from time to time, so it's a good thing we have the witch-hazel (Hamamelis x intermedia), a tree (or shrub) that flowers in the …
1 year, 10 months ago
Welcome to the Jungle (Brazil Nut)
Episode 62
Welcome to Completely Arbortrary, you’re gonna LEARRRRN all about the Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa). On this episode as diverse in “fun facts” as…
1 year, 11 months ago
Native-Invasive (Western Juniper)
Episode 61
Oh this juniper is ever so western (Juniperus occidentalis). When it comes to ecological turmoil, when is it okay to blame a tree, and when should we…
1 year, 11 months ago
SEEDPOD: Phyllis Reynolds, Portland Tree Legend
Episode 60
Meet Phyllis Reynolds: original Portland Heritage Tree committee member, author of Trees of Greater Portland, and overall hardcore tree advocate. We …
1 year, 11 months ago
What is Arboriculture? (European Horsechestnut)
Episode 59
Fancy a game of conkers? No? Well how about a conversation about the ins and outs of arboriculture, and how it relates to the European horsechestnut …
1 year, 11 months ago
Parasite (This Week's Tree)
Episode 58
A tree with no (officiall common) name, the Falcatifolium taxoides is a derivative tree from the island of New Caledonia. It’s yew-ish, it’s sickle-…
1 year, 11 months ago
The Birds & The Trees (Rimu)
Episode 57
It’s time for that special talk… about the rimu (Dacrydium cupressinum) and its special friend and lover the Kākāpō. This bird bases its entire exist…
1 year, 11 months ago
Podocarps (Totara)
Episode 56
PODOCARPS! Never have we ever discussed one of its ilk, much to the chagrin of thousands, we’re sure. And to start our mini-series of New Zealand tre…
2 years ago
Butterfly Talk! (Oyamel)
Episode 55
Have you ever seen a column of gold (orange)? It may just be an oyamel (Abies religiosa), the sacred fir. Every year countless Monarch butterflies pi…
2 years ago
Princess Mononoke (Hinoki)
Episode 54
Can we interest you in a forest bath? On the series finale of Treeyazaki, we discuss Princess Mononoke and the hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa).…
2 years ago