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Completely Arbortrary
Tree advocate Casey Clapp and his tree-curious friend Alex Crowson bring you a podcast about trees and other related topics. History, culture, art, religion, science... trees affect and are affected by everything. Join Casey and Alex on their silly and educational journey to prove it.
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BONUS EPISODE: Trees of the Deserts
Alex is unexpectedly out this week so you get a bunch of ums and uhhs from Casey along with an audio essay about desert trees!
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Anastasianism (Siberian Stone Pine)
Be one with the land (and also learn teleportation) with Anastasianism, a religion centered around the Siberian stone pine (Pinus siberica).
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How Casey Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Apple (Apple 3)
260 episodes and 5 years later, and Casey has found an apple he loves, (Malus hupehensis), which he dubs by far the most interesting apple in the worl...
Are You There, Fog? (Coast Redwood 2)
Fog: the coast redwood's strongest ally through a process called folial uptake.
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Reinventing the (Wheel Tree)
Don't go reinventing the wheel tree (Trochodendron aralioides), it certainly isn't.
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Even Older Growth (Western Juniper 2)
You’ve heard of old growth forest… but how about old growth woodland? For more info, ask the western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis), a tree that is...
Renaissance Tree (Superb Schima)
A tree that lacks nothing… except for name recognition: the superb schima (Schima superba) (yes, that is its real name.)
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Cones on the Spectrum (Celerytop-Pine)
Forget everything you thought you knew about conifers, and make way for the celerytop-pine (Phyllocladus aspleniifolius) with leaves and cones like no...
Evolutionary Naïveté (Blue Ash)
When the emerald ash borer came to North America, few ashes survived. But one native species, the blue ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata), survived. How did...
Bird Influence (Limber Pine)
Today we discuss our flexible friend the limber pine (Pinus flexilis) and its curious co-evolutionary relationship with, you guessed it, BIRDS.
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Burning Hot Fresh Root News (Scots Pine)
Welcome to Season X of Completely Arbortrary, our final hoorah! To begin the end, we talk about senses of smell and the Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)....
It's The End of Completely Arbortrary (As We Know It)
It's been 5 years of weekly tree podcasts, but after this final season, Casey and Alex will be moseying on to the next chapter for an extended hiatus....
How Water Moves Through Trees (Oyster Bay-Pine)
Turgor pressure, negative pressure, vessels and tracheids, embolisms… It’s a fact-packed Christmas Day episode of Completely Arbortrary, featuring the...
Underplanted, Underrated, Underappreciated (Japanese Pagodatree)
Underrated, underplanted, underappreciated… so why isn’t the Japanese pagodatree (Styphnolobium japonicum) a more popular as a street tree in our urba...
Ivory & (Ebony)
work together in perfect harmony (guitar reference). Today, learn all about the ebony (Diospyros ebenum), it's typical path through capitalism, and th...
The Odysseed (Lotus Tree)
Hop aboard the good ship Odyssey to make for the island of the lotus tree (Diospyros lotus). But, could this be a case of mistaken idenitree?...
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Holiday Merch Sale + Urban Trees and Racism
As we take a quick break we're here to remind you that our holiday merch sale ends ON BLACK FRIDAY, and reintroduce you to our talk on urban trees and...
BONUS EPISODE: Fungus in the Fall
As the boys take a much needed break from the wild world of modern podcasting, they present to you the audio from a 2023 livestream entitled Fungus in...
Splitting Facts (Weeping Juniper)
So many junipers, so little time. So let’s pick one! How about the weeping juniper (Juniperus flaccida)? Buckle up, it’s gonna be a bumpy one.
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Goin' Thig Mode (Fraser Fir)
The boys are joined by their first ever third host to discuss goin' thig mode with thigmomorphogenesis and the Fraser fir (Abies fraseri). Then, a tes...
Deal with the Devil (Bigleaf Magnolia)
BEEware of the bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia macrophylla). This tree made such a strong alliance with beetles, that any other insect trying to get in get...
Lil' Apple Make This Horse Go Crazy (Manzanilla de la Muerte)
DO NOT TOUCH this week’s tree (Hippomane mancinella), it makes horses go crazy!
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Mummy and Me (Coffintree)
We need a tall, straight, decay-resistant, fragrant wood… call THE COFFINTREE (Taiwania cryptomerioides). Why has this tree been used consistently for...
Creature from the Black Tea Lagoon (Swamp Tupelo)
Out of the black tea lagoon comes a swamp monster! It’s the swamp tupelo (Nyssa biflora)—swollen butt and all—who has learned how to breathe… underwat...
Sectored Architecture (Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine)
What if your left foot was in charge of keeping your left hand alive? What if your right big toe was responsible for the right ear? With sectored arch...
Pavlova (The Fruit That Serves Itself)
The maracuya, the passionfruit, the fruit that serves itself (Passiflora lindeniana) produces one of the best fruits in the world (unbiased opinion),...
Zwetschgenkuchen (European Plum)
Did you save room for dessert? We're having zwetschgenkuchen, or German plum cake, made with the European plum (Prunus domestica).
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Baesuk (Asian Pear)
Asian pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) is the centerpiece of a Korean dish called baesuk; a dessert even Frankenstein would love.
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Baklava (Pistachio)
It's Plant Based Diet: Just Desserts, where we talk about 4 of the world's sweetest trees. First up, the pistachio! (Pistacia vera) Hear all about its...
Buzz Pollination (Bigberry Manzanita)
Buzz buzz! Let’s connect some pollen the new fashioned way with the Bigberry Manzanita (Arctostaphylos glauca).
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BONUS EPISODE: What is Bark? + Alex's Hawaiian Adventure
What's up Fungal Associates!? This week we have part 2 of our bonus episode fortnight and bring you "What is Bark?" Which asks the question.... well,...
BONUS EPISODE: What is Soil? + Casey's Throat Catastrophe
What's up Fungal Associates! For the next two weeks we bring you some OLD SCHOOL bonus episodes (circa 2021). Why? Well, because Casey took a frisbee...
All Trees Go To Heaven (American Beech)
I think, therefore I am... a tree - American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)
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Keyaki (Japanese Zelkova)
The tree you don’t know that you know, but you know it! The Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata) is the center of a fascinating tale of isolationism, pl...
Insultivar (Chokecherry)
Don't go chokin' on this cherry (Prunus virginiana) or else you may turn red! And Canadian!
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Dial M for (Maxipiñon)
A mystery cone… a mystery tree! What the maxipiñon has to say about genetic bottlenecking may unlock its secrets!
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Zombie Survivors (Vietnam Cypress)
What happens when trees have to run for their lives and the only way is up? The Vietnam cypress (Xanthocyparis vietnamensis), that's what!
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There's Always Money in the (Banana Tree)
It’s a BANANZA with the banana (Musa acuminata), a fruit so popular that it helped shape the political landscape of the world.
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The Lean (Cook Island Pine)
Lazy, back problems, or just a Fonzie-esque casual attitude? Whatever the reason, the Cook Island pine (Araucaria columnaris) leans mysteriously towar...
The New Mahogany (Ipê)
Introducing... TROPICAL VACATION! 🌺 a series all about tropical trees! Our first visit is Brazil, where the ipê (𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘢) reigns su...