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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.

Completely Arbortrary Completely Arbortrary

    • Science
    • 4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

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.

    Feeling Rusty (Western Serviceberry)

    Feeling Rusty (Western Serviceberry)

    Feeling rusty? The western serviceberry sure is (Amelanchier alnifolia). In this episode, we discuss the russ(t) and how it affects our arboreal friends.

    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 3 min
    Kissing Cousins (Rocky Mountain Pine)

    Kissing Cousins (Rocky Mountain Pine)

    The pondero—we mean, the Rocky Mountain Pine (Pinus scopulorum) asks us the ultimate version of the question: are you a lumper or a splitter?




    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.

    • 53 min
    TREEMIUM EPISODE: Renaming Nature

    TREEMIUM EPISODE: Renaming Nature

    There is a shakeup in the bird world: ornithologists are renaming every bird whose common name is based on a human! So why can't we do this for trees? We can, and do, in this bonus episode unlocked from our support platform Completely Arbortrary Treemium! Become a Treemium member today and unlock a treasure trove of cool rewards at arbortrarypod.supercast.com




    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.

    • 54 min
    S.A.D. (Witch-Hazel)

    S.A.D. (Witch-Hazel)

    Everyone gets S.A.D. from time to time, so it's a good thing we have the witch-hazel (Hamamelis x intermedia).

    • 54 min
    Welcome to the Jungle (Brazil Nut)

    Welcome to the Jungle (Brazil Nut)

    Welcome to Completely Arbortrary, you’re gonna LEARRRRN all about the Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa). On this episode as diverse in “fun facts” as the jungle is in species, we talk all about the Brazil nut (seed). Stay tuned for talk all about this fascinating species and the work going into preserving it and its home. Featuring Rhett and Danielle from Wild Green Streams for Ecological Fiends.




    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 12 min
    Native-Invasive (Western Juniper)

    Native-Invasive (Western Juniper)

    Oh this juniper is ever so western (Juniperus occidentalis). When it comes to ecological turmoil, when is it okay to blame a tree, and when should we blame ourselves? That’s the question we ask ourselves today with this “Greedy” tree.




    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 2 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
1.1K Ratings

1.1K Ratings

Zebra2110 ,

Trees!

I love learning about nature and this pod makes me want to identify trees during my hikes! Keep it up boys!

Lsiclare ,

Love playing these on my way to my national park job

Not sure if you have done paw paws

Bobby926 ,

One of my favorites

I’ve been listening for about half a year now and I make sure to catch every new episode and have listened to some of the previous recordings as well. One comment I really appreciate is on the last episode there was mention of the value in community college. That is the route I took when I went to horticulture school at a local community college and now manage a wholesale nursery. There is tons of value in an associates degree and a quality program can produce some of the best passionate employees. Thank you for a great show and ranking the sourwood so high. It’s the jewel of the Appalachians!

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