When a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? We don’t know! But it sure does make a lovely habitat for a plethora of little creatures and plants. Today we examine nurse logs from the persective of one of the best, the Western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), a species that excels at the practice. Then we weigh the odds with The Cone Scale.
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Xiāngfěi (Chinese-Nutmeg)
Sweet Pea (Tamarind)
Banana Sundae (Ice-Cream Bean)
Chewing Gum (Sapodilla)
Ants and Fungiculture (Almécega)
What is Photosynthesis?
Weird Sex (Black Tree Fern)
The City That Trees Built (European Alder)
The Book of Casey
Superiority Complex (White Fir)
Age of Deceit (Alerce)
When Good Trees Go Bad (Laurel Oak)
BONUS EPISODE: What is a Leaf?
7 Deadly Stems: ENVY (Giant Bamboo)
7 Deadly Stems: PRIDE (Ohio Buckeye)
7 Deadly Stems: GREED (Russian-Olive)
7 Deadly Stems: WRATH (Bullhorn Acacia)
7 Deadly Stems: GLUTTONY (Common Fig)
7 Deadly Stems: SLOTH (Weeping Willow)
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