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Completely Arbortrary Completely Arbortrary
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4.8 • 32 Ratings
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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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7 Deadly Stems: PRIDE (Ohio Buckeye)
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 underwhelming tree become a regional icon?
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7 Deadly Stems: GREED (Russian-Olive)
An oft-reviled tree, the Russian-olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) is the quintissential greedy little bastard. Its invasiveness is infamous, and the disappointments it presents are seemingly endless. Then we answer a listener question about “Stumpy”!
Completely Arbortrary is produced and hosted by Casey Clapp and Alex Crowson
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Cover art by Jillian Barthold
Music by Aves and The Mini-Vandals
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7 Deadly Stems: WRATH (Bullhorn Acacia)
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 (Vachellia cornigera).
Completely Arbortrary is produced and hosted by Casey Clapp and Alex Crowson
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Cover art by Jillian Barthold
Music by Aves and The Mini-Vandals
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7 Deadly Stems: GLUTTONY (Common Fig)
The common fig (Ficus carica): one of humanity’s first food obsessions. From covering Adam’s junk to covering other Eve’s junk, this plant has no shortage of cultural import. But does it deserve the valor it’s flaunted for hundreds of years?
Completely Arbortrary is produced and hosted by Casey Clapp and Alex Crowson
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Cover art by Jillian Barthold
Music by Aves and The Mini-Vandals
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7 Deadly Stems: SLOTH (Weeping Willow)
*Yawn*. The weeping willow (Salix babylonica) is one of the most recognized trees in the world, but boy is it lazy! Learn about the questionable roots (ha) of this tree and what makes it such a beautiful mess. Then we answer a question from 12-year-old Gus!
Completely Arbortrary is produced and hosted by Casey Clapp and Alex Crowson
Support the pod and become a Treemium Member
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Find Arbortrary merch on our store
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Cover art by Jillian Barthold
Music by Aves and The Mini-Vandals
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SEEDPOD with David Allen Sibley
We are honored to be joined by author, illustrator, and overall bird-and-tree-advocate DAVID ALLEN SIBLEY! We talk to David about his process, whether he's an artist first or a bird lover first, and have him describe a bird perpetrator to us as we sketch from his description!
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Completely Arbortrary is produced and hosted by Casey Clapp and Alex Crowson
Support the pod and become a Treemium Member
Follow along on Instagram
Find Arbortrary merch on our store
Find additional reading on our website
Cover art by Jillian Barthold
Music by Aves and The Mini-Vandals
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Customer Reviews
9.9 Golden Cones of Honour.
Adore this show. Two very likeable and amusing gents deep diving into trees. Each episode focuses on a particular species from anywhere in the world and covers everything from morphology to culture and sociology. Just fascinating ground this pair able to traverse with humour and intensity. Have especially loved the Australian tree episodes (Jarrah, Bull Banksia, Wollemi, Mountain Ash) But honestly, have loved all of them and proud to call myself a Fungal Associate. Keep up the great work guys.
Feeling the tree love
I really love these guys and their tree banter. Just discovered the podcast and have not stopped listening over my holidays. Well informed, funny and fascinating. And as a bonus I enjoy hearing them trying to pronounce Australian plant and place names. Strength to your arm fellas, keep up the good work promoting trees and their benefits.
Basically two guys talking about trees
This is my all time favorite podcast. It’s basically two (American) guys talking about a single tree species for an hour. But it’s clever, funny and full of cool facts about trees.