Tomorrow… who could it tree now?
NEW EPISODE: Giant Bamboo
We know, we know, it's NOT A TREE. BUT... it wants to be. Just look at it! Today we end our 7 Deadly Stems series with the ENVIOUS giant dragon bamboo.
Listen anywhere you get your pods
7 DEADLY STEMS: WRATH (BULLHORN ACACIA) OUT NOW
Are you sensitive? Do you show aggression when you're afraid or perceiving some sort of attack? Do you have a mercenary army of ants at your disposal to dispact at the first sign of aggression against you? Then you might just be a bullhorn acacia!
The wrath episode of our 7 Deadly Stems series is OUT NOW!
TOMORROW on SEEDPOD: Mr. David Allen Sibley! @sibleyguides 🌲🦜
In your main Completely Arbortrary feed, hear our discussion with author and illustrator David Allen Sibley. We talk ornithological taxonomy, illustration, and Casey and I sketch a sandwich-stealing bird from David’s description.
Video of a moment I still have nightmares about. Thanks David!
CONE CLUB DECEMBER - handstitched eastern hemlock by Aimee @bountycovehandmade
for the first time ever, we present to you a handstitched Cone Club sticker… it’s just stunning, you guys. A cozy cone presented in a cozy medium for our cozy Treeyazaki month.
DO YOU NEED IT? Then join the Cone Club (support link in the bio) and support the pod while receiving monthly cone stickers, bonus audio, ad-free listening and more!
Hi, I'm dendrologist Casey Clapp, and this is my Back Log.
This week’s book is Douglas-Fir The West's Most Remarkable Tree by Steven F. Arno and Carly Fiedler.
A quick read for those of you who don't want to spend months and months reading a book, the title really explains it all.
Arno and Fiedler take a deep dive into the natural and cultural history of the most remarkable tree in the West, the Douglas-fir. Regardless of how familiar you are to Douglas-fir, this book will prove you wrong.
It's the Honda Civic of Western trees. It's got name recognition. It's chronically dependable, and it's everywhere.
This little piece of nonfiction goes into just the right amount of detail about this tree, and it kept surprising me, even though I thought I knew this tree backwards and forwards. Or should I say rootwards in firwards?
In fact, this book was the inspiration for us to cover the Douglas-fir a second time on a Completely Arbortrary, Excellent Adventure.
Not to mention, this is the kind of book that I love. An entire book dedicated to one tree, how it lives and who lives with it. Yes, please.
I will give this book 8.0 out of 10 Golden Tomes of Honor. So if you want to learn more about this spectacular specimen of a tree, go to arbortrarypod.com/books, pick yourself up a copy.
And that's the Back Log.
NEW EPISODE - Sacred Fig
We have a new episode for you! It’s the last of our summer vacation series, and it’s taking us to Sri Lanka, where we meet the Bodhi tree, the species under which the Buddha reached enlightenment.
Listen anywhere!
Potentially the greatest misunderstanding Casey and Alex have ever had. What tree are we talking about?! find out tomorrow!
It’s the Completely Arbortrary Solstice Sale!
Now through June 30th enjoy 20% our entire inventory of Completely Arbortrary merchandise with coupon code SUMMEROFTREES at arbortrarypod.com/merch
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But wait, there’s more!
We’re also introducing a pre-sale for a brand new t-shirt, the Tree Buds by @torigorham. Each pre-sale also comes with a free postcard featuring our new arboreal pals.
And for the first time ever, enjoy access to the Patreon Cone Shop, and 5 cone stickers never-before-seen by the general public.
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NEW EPISODE - Douglas-fir 2
Today we embark on our time-traveling journey through the annals of our podcast to revisit some of YOUR favorite trees. We polled our Patrons and chose the 4 trees they’d like to hear more about, and #1 by far was the Douglas-fir!
Listen I’m to hear a modern episode on a classic tree, and take the first step on Completely Arbortrary’s Excellent Adventure 🎸🤘🏻🌲
Featuring @jewslovetrees
