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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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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...
BONUS EPISODE: Treeasy Listening #1
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 b...
Parthenocarpy (Paperbark Maple)
Parthenowhatnow? Parthenocarpy! Why are 90% of the paperbark maple's (Acer griseum) infertile? Only nature knows.
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Trunk Drawer (Governor's Plum)
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 ha...
Bean Leaves in Bondage (Silk Tree)
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...
Reversion Therapy (White Spruce)
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...
Fight Shrub (Butternut)
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...
What a (Knobcone Pine)!
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 wa...
Anomalous Secondary Growth (Ombú)
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 make...
Golden Cone Ratio (Austrian Black Pine)
The Golden Ratio: a fact of life on Earth, or an copy and pasted alien blueprint? Perhaps the answer lies in the cones of the Austrian black pine (Pin...
BONUS: Lord of the Tree Rings Marathon
What's up, Middle-Earthlings! Casey and I are taking a much-needed break this week, and so we present to you a hilariously massive extended edition ep...
Inside Sprout: Joy (Money Tree)
What makes you happy? Is it money? Or maybe it’s the money tree (Pachira aquatica). This famous houseplant is also a forest tree, so why did it become...
Inside Sprout: Sadness (Weeping Cherry)
What makes trees weep? Perhaps the answer lies in the aptly named weeping cherry (Prunus x subhirtella 'Pendula'). Today we talk gravitropism and why...
Inside Sprout: Anger (Jeffrey Pine)
What makes you angry? Is it the Jeffrey pine (𝘗𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘫𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘺𝘪)? Perhaps it’s the smell, a controversial topic among tree lovers that causes all sorts o...
Inside Sprout: Fear (Silver Maple)
Why are we so afraid of the silver maple (Acer saccharinum)? Perhaps because of the risk involved. In today’s episode of Inside Sprout, we discuss tre...
Inside Sprout: Disgust (Black Locust)
Welcome to Inside Sprout, a 5 part mini-series on trees that best embody and illicit our most basic human emotions. Today we start with disgust and th...
Ball is Life (Rubber)
Take me out to the ball game… the one where they bounce a solid rubber (Castilla elastica) ball between their hips. Today we take it way back for a d...
Little Kid (Balsa)
The lightest wood there is, the balsa (Ochroma pyramidale) is one excited little kid. It grows fast, has ice cream cone flowers, and you can even carr...
The Chipko Movement (Banj Oak)
In the second part of our eco-feminism series, we discuss the Chipko movement, a practical manifestation of eco-feminist ideologies out of India. Auth...
Parent Earth (Sitka Spruce)
What makes a tree innately "feminine"? We can't explain it, but we can roughly explain eco-feminism, and how it affects our opinions of, and behaviors...
Low-Hanging Fruit (Jaboticaba)
Oh, what fun is the jaboticaba (Plinia cauliflora) with it’s curiously growing fruit. Learn about this tree before diving headlong into a discussion a...
Clickbait Tree (Walking Palm)
The tree that walks! (not really) The walking palm (Socratea exorrhiza) is beloved by Tik-Tok clickbait content creators for its astounding ability to...