Podcast Episodes

The Lean (Cook Island Pine)

Episode 131

Lazy, back problems, or just a Fonzie-esque casual attitude? Whatever the reason, the Cook Island pine (Araucaria columnaris) leans mysteriously toward the equator. Let’s discuss the possibilities! T…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

The New Mahogany (Ipê)

Episode 130

Introducing... TROPICAL VACATION! 🌺 a series all about tropical trees! Our first visit is Brazil, where the ipê (𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘢) reigns supreme. This tree has no shortage of strengths, qui…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

BONUS EPISODE: Treeasy Listening #1

Episode 129

Kick back with Casey and Alex while we play you our favorite jams from recent days. Become a Treemium Member at arbortrarypod.supercast.com to enjoy bonus episodes like this one, ad-free listening to…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Parthenocarpy (Paperbark Maple)

Episode 128

Parthenowhatnow? Parthenocarpy! Why are 90% of the paperbark maple's (Acer griseum) infertile? Only nature knows.

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Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Trunk Drawer (Governor's Plum)

Episode 127

It's a bit of governor's plum, innit? (Flacourtia indica) But where to put it? This wayward species finally found a home with the willows, but what happens to those unlucky species who spend their li…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Bean Leaves in Bondage (Silk Tree)

Episode 126

Let's get kinky with the silk tree (Albizia julibrissin). This beautiful tree has a very curious way of keeping its leaves close to the stem. Then we finish our game series Fight Shrub!

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Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Reversion Therapy (White Spruce)

Episode 125

What happens when a tree mutates? In the case of the white spruce (𝘗𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘢 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘤𝘢) it creates a dwarf version of itself. But that version doesn't always grow that way forever. Then, we have the second …

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Fight Shrub (Butternut)

Episode 124

Put up your dukes, for a battle between the city, the people, and the trees. At the center is butternut (Juglans cinerea), and it's shading you, your neighbor, and your neighbor's neighbor. Then we p…

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

What a (Knobcone Pine)!

Episode 123

Who started the fire? It may have been the knobcone pine (Pinus attenuata) in a ditch attempt to RELEASE THE SEEDS! This curious pine has a curious way of dispersing which includes fire, cones, and c…

Published on 4 months ago

Anomalous Secondary Growth (Ombú)

Episode 122

Anomalous secondary growth! What in the world is it? Just ask the ombú (Phytolacca dioica), pokeweed’s tree-like cousin. It doesn’t make wood, it makes “anomalous secondary growth”, an endlessly inte…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago