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What is Photosynthesis?
Episode 81
Hardship strikes the house of Arbortrary, so please enjoy this bonus episode all about our favorite process in nature, photosynthesis!
Completely Arbo…
1 year, 6 months ago
Weird Sex (Black Tree Fern)
Episode 80
No, it's not a Tree. But, it is a tree. The black tree fern has some incredible qualities, not least of which is the way it creates more ferns. Get r…
1 year, 6 months ago
The City That Trees Built (European Alder)
Episode 79
About 1600 years ago, a group of refugees settled on a mucky swath of land that would one day be known as Venice. What followed is one of the greates…
1 year, 6 months ago
The Book of Casey
Episode 78
In this bonus episode, hear all about how Casey became Casey. His schooling, career trajectory, and the fated beginning of Completely Arbortrary.
See …
1 year, 7 months ago
Superiority Complex (White Fir)
Episode 77
Sorry, it’s a fir thing. The white fir (Abies concolor) is no simple tree. It’s a part of broader complex of trees. What does this mean for in the co…
1 year, 7 months ago
Age of Deceit (Alerce)
Episode 76
A tower of clouds in the forests of Chile, and the center of a dendrochronological scandal, the Alerce (Fitzroya cupressoides) is a monolithic beauty…
1 year, 7 months ago
When Good Trees Go Bad (Laurel Oak)
Episode 75
What happens when good trees go bad? You get the laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia), a suitable template oak with a bad habit. Living in the wild, this …
1 year, 7 months ago
BONUS EPISODE: What is a Leaf?
Episode 74
After living a life of stem for the last 7 weeks, we need a break! So this week, you get a bonus episode: what is a leaf? In this episode from 2021 w…
1 year, 8 months ago
7 Deadly Stems: ENVY (Giant Bamboo)
Episode 74
A grass so interesting it earned a spot on Completely Arbortrary, giant dragon bamboo (Dendrocalamus sinicus) is a stunningly large species with no s…
1 year, 8 months ago
7 Deadly Stems: PRIDE (Ohio Buckeye)
Episode 73
Pride, the downfall of many an ancient Greek hero, is the subject of today’s Deadly Stem. As is the Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra). How did this unde…
1 year, 8 months ago