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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Extinct in the Wild (Franklinia)
Michael Rizo (Sourwood)
Ms. Bee Haven (Silver Linden)
The Loneliest Tree (Sahara Cypress)
Cool Dudes, Hot Chicks (Beach Sheoak)
BONUS EPISODE - Anthropomorphism
Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi (Sacred Fig)
Avenue of the Baobabs (Baobab)
Cotton Tree of Freetown (Kapok)
Árbol Del Tule (Montezuma Cypress)
Perpetual Popularity (Colorado Blue Spruce)
Desert Darling (Blue Palo Verde)
The Other Wood Talk (Alaska Yellow-Cedar)
If You Like Paniculatas (Golden Raintree)
Wood Talk (Northern Red Oak)
Great Malus (Apple 2)
Northern White-Cedar (Arborvitae 2)
水杉 (Dawn Redwood 2)
Episode II: Attack of the Cones (Douglas-fir 2)
BONUS EPISODE - How Do Trees Die?
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