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Rock Me, Mama (Longleaf Pine)
Episode 41
Headed down south to the land of the pine, our journey this week takes us to the flats of North Caroline. The longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) has a s…
3 years, 2 months ago
Trunkenstein's Monster (Rainbow Wood)
Episode 40
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! This week's tree is another elder that grew up in a different time, the rainbow wood (Araucarioxylon arizonicum). A fossil of a tree…
3 years, 2 months ago
Shrikopath (Thorn Mimosa)
Episode 39
Last week we talked about a tree that has a unique--and deadly--relationship with birds. This week, the script is flipped and we hear about a bird th…
3 years, 2 months ago
Birdcatcher (Pisonia)
Episode 38
What happens when a temporary tattoo becomes permanent, and makes you permanently DEAD?! We find out in our most macabre episode yet coving the bird-…
3 years, 3 months ago
Liquid Amber Flows From It (Sweetgum)
Episode 37
This week we present to you a case for and against the sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua). A tree that is lauded by some and loathed by others, we ta…
3 years, 3 months ago
BONUS EPISODE - Patreon Revamp & What is Phenology?
Episode 48
Due to a host of circumstances, our regularly scheduled programming has been postponed to next week! HOWEVER, we're taking this opportunity to tell y…
3 years, 3 months ago
The BLM (Bigleaf Maple)
Episode 36
Close your eyes and imagine a maple leaf. What is it that defines the quintessential maple leaf? Well today, we chat about the bigleaf maple (Acer ma…
3 years, 3 months ago
AKA (Serviceberry)
Episode 35
A tree that has made no enemies, a tree that doesn't rock the boat, today's tree is the Canadian serviceberry, also knowns as the shad-blow, the shad…
3 years, 4 months ago
BONUS EPISODE - Tree Trek: Spring Day
Episode 48
Alex and Casey go on a walkabout in the Overlook neighborhood of Portland to gander at some of the city's most gorgeous arboreal specimens.
Completel…
3 years, 4 months ago
Big Time Aroma (Indian Sandalwood)
Episode 34
Today's story has us wondering who's the real victim. The Indian sandalwood (Santalum album) is a tree that has been used for millennia for cultural …
3 years, 4 months ago