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Life Goes On (Curlleaf Mountain-Mahogany)
Episode 101
Life goes on... and on... and on... for the curlleaf mountain-mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius). What can we learn from this long-lived, tough-as-nai…
1 year, 1 month ago
A Place for Everything (Keteleeria)
Episode 100
In the second of our “odd Pine family distant cousins” we talk Keteleeria (Keteleeria davidiana), and the perfect pocket of China where this and many…
1 year, 2 months ago
Larchy Bark and the Trunky Bunch (Golden-Larch)
Episode 99
In this episode, we explore the golden-larch (Pseudolarix amabilis), a unique member of the pine family that feels a bit like the “weird cousin at th…
1 year, 2 months ago
NOT A MANGO, DO NOT EAT (Sea-Mango)
Episode 98
WARNING: This is not a mango. Do not eat this non-mango, this Lord of Lies, this Great Deceiver, for it is the sea-mango (Cerbera manghas) and it abs…
1 year, 2 months ago
Stung By Thirty Wasps (Giant Stinging Tree)
Episode 97
In this episode, we explore Australia’s infamous giant stinging tree (Dendrocnide moroides) and its neurotoxic hairs that cause agonizing pain. How f…
1 year, 2 months ago
Parenchyma Schmarenchyma (Boojum Tree)
Episode 96
Join us as we get weird with the Boojum tree (Fouquieria columnaris), a quirky desert oddball with some fascinating parenchyma. Plus, Casey reads an …
1 year, 2 months ago
The 𝘹 Files (Munz Oak)
Episode 95
Join us on a mysterious journey through time to discuss the Munz oak (Quercus x munzii), a curious hybrid of UNKNOWN ORIGIN!
Completely Arbortrary is …
1 year, 3 months ago
Sitting Under a (Western Sycamore)
Episode 94
Join us for an afternoon chat under this gorgeous Western sycamore (Platanus racemosa) and hear about what Casey and Alex and reflecting on lately.
C…
1 year, 3 months ago
Dam! (China-Fir)
Episode 93
Dam! Let’s talk about them, and about the China-fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) and the ingenious agroforestry methods of the Kam people of China.
Compl…
1 year, 3 months ago
SEEDPOD: Alie Ward from OLOGIES
Episode 92
The Fabulous, Funny, Smart, and Warm woman we all love, ALIE WARD graces the podcast today. We can hardly believe it. Alie was a very important part …
1 year, 3 months ago