186 episodes

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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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.

    Weird Sex (Black Tree Fern)

    Weird Sex (Black Tree Fern)

    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 ready to hear about some FREAKY stuff.




    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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    • 1 hr 9 min
    The City That Trees Built (European Alder)

    The City That Trees Built (European Alder)

    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 greatest marvels of human engineering: a city built entirely on trees in water. Enter European alder (Alnus glutinosa), an ordinary tree with an extraordinary role in history.

    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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    • 1 hr 12 min
    The Book of Casey

    The Book of Casey

    In this bonus episode, hear all about how Casey became Casey. His schooling, career trajectory, and the fated beginning of Completely Arbortrary.

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    • 53 min
    Superiority Complex (White Fir)

    Superiority Complex (White Fir)

    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 context of its taxonomy? Well… it’s complex.

    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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    • 1 hr 10 min
    Age of Deceit (Alerce)

    Age of Deceit (Alerce)

    A tower of clouds in the forests of Chile, and the center of a dendrochronological scandal, the Alerce (Fitzroya cupressoides) is a monolithic beauty and officially the giant sequoia of the south.




    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

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    • 1 hr 6 min
    When Good Trees Go Bad (Laurel Oak)

    When Good Trees Go Bad (Laurel Oak)

    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 tree does its thing as well as it can, but this Midnight Cowboy wasn't cut out for the big city.

    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

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    • 1 hr 1 min

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