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Street Tree Manifesto (European Hornbeam)
Episode 7
This week we're taking it to the streets to discuss the European Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus). Casey waxes poetic about his great interest and love for urban forests, which includes explaining to Alex…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
met-a-se-KOY-a glyp-to-stro-BOY-des (Dawn Redwood)
Episode 6
A sleeping giant awakens! Enter dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides). The deciduous conifer (gasp!) dominated the Northern hemisphere for thousands of millenia before Mother Nature spirited it…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
The Tree Before Time (Ginkgo)
Episode 5
What smells like barf, lived with dinosaurs, and makes for a great tattoo? This tree! Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) is a living fossil; a tree so old it lived among prehistoric monsters, and so long-lived t…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
Jupiter's Nut! (Black Walnut)
Episode 4
Villainous arboreal poisoner, or misunderstood forest benefactor? Despite its bipinnately gorgeous appearance and emotional significance to the general public, the black walnut (Juglans nigra) has sp…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Tree (Arborvitae)
Episode 3
Gather 'round to hear the unfortunate tale of the arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis), a tree that's truly less than the sum of its parts. A mass-produced hedge tree in the Cypress family that's exploite…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
Squirrel Talk (Oregon White Oak)
Episode 2
SQUIRRELS! Today we burrow head first into a discussion of the Oregon white oak (Quercus garryana), another house favorite tree named by David Douglas, and our first broadleaf species. Most years the…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
Episode I: The Phantom Fir (Douglas-fir)
Episode 1
What's up, Fungal Associates! Welcome to Completely Arbortrary, the podcast about trees and other related topics. In our inaugural episode, we discuss the crown jewel of the Great Pacific Northwest, …
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
Completely Arbortrary: The Trailer!
Episode 50
Tree zealot Casey Clapp and tree agnostic Alex Crowson review and rate your favorite arboreal friends. A semi-educational, basically pleasant, and fully unnecessary romp through the annals of treedom…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago