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Episode 77: The Peach Tree

For the third and final entry in my second Fruit Tree Miniseries, I talk about the Peach Tree. While this popular fruit is often associated with the American South, the Peach Tree is also highly valued across East Asia. Learn just how deep the Peach is embedded in Chinese history, how Europe took a completely opposite view of the fruit from the Far East, and how the state of Georgia stole it for their own identity. 

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Cover Art is by @boomerangbrit on Instagram
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Sources

https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/ST513

https://www.britannica.com/plant/Prunus

https://www.etymonline.com/word/peach

https://nihonshock.com/2014/06/advanced-japanese-colors/

https://genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13059-020-02239-1

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0106595

https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/september-2022/the-peach-tree

https://yourstory.tenement.org/stories/longevity-peach

https://sakura.co/blog/japanese-peaches-perfect-for-a-peachy-day/

https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/72/japanese-fairy-tales/4845/momotaro-or-the-story-of-the-son-of-a-peach/

https://gotheborg.com/glossary/sanduo.shtml

https://issuu.com/sister_magazine/docs/en_sistermag30_3/s/121925

https://thehistoricfoodie.wordpress.com/2014/06/05/more-on-the-indian-peach/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/fuzzy-history-georgia-peach-180964490/

https://www.atlasbig.com/en-us/countries-peach-nectarin-production

https://www.worldstopexports.com/top-peaches-exports-imports-by-country-plus-average-prices/

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/73650

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Episode 47: The Rhododendron

Spring is here and that means it’s time to celebrate Spring flowers. One of my favorite flowers belongs to a plant known as the Rhododendron. In this episode, I’ll talk about the role it has played in the history of gardening as well as in the secret language of flowers. Music is by Academy Garden. Cover art is by @boomerangbrit on Instagram. Follow me on Facebook and Twitter @MyFavoriteTrees and on Instagram @treepodcast.

Sources:

https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JARS/v40n1/v40n1-palser.htm

http://legacy.tropicos.org/Name/50303842

http://anpsa.org.au/r-loc.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20080719144250/http://www.wildeel.com/rhodotree.html

https://nagalandgk.com/guinness-world-records-from-nagaland/

https://statesymbolsusa.org/symbol/washington/state-flower/coast-rhododendron

https://statesymbolsusa.org/symbol/west-virginia/state-flower/rhododendron

https://www.softschools.com/facts/plants/rhododendron_facts/1105/

https://www.almanac.com/plant/rhododendrons-and-azaleas

https://artsandculture.google.com/story/the-language-of-flowers-royal-horticultural-society/DQXBY7DfLX9RIg?hl=en

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3404272/

https://agricultureandfoodsecurity.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40066-019-0251-3

https://emersoncentral.com/texts/poems/the-rhodora/

https://ashs.org/page/Horticulture

https://localhistories.org/a-history-of-gardening/

https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=279985

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Episode 46: The Eucalyptus

 Eucalyptus is a genus of around 700 trees and shrubs that call Australia and southeast Asia home. Hear about their wonderful fragrance, their vibrant colors, and their penchant for committing arson. Music is by Academy Garden. Cover art is by @boomerangbrit on Instagram. Find me on Facebook and Twitter @MyFavoriteTrees and on Instagram @treepodcast. 

Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/plant/Eucalyptus

https://www.plantsnap.com/blog/eucalyptus-tree-types/

https://theconversation.com/a-detailed-eucalypt-family-tree-helps-us-see-how-they-came-to-dominate-australia-113371

https://www.esri.com/news/arcwatch/0210/the-centurion.html

http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/indexmag.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artoct07/bj-eucalyptus.html

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/worlds-tallest-tropical-tree-discovered-climbed-borneo?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=facebook::cmp=editorial::add=fb20190403env-tallesttropicaltree::rid=&sf210363218=1

https://www.abc.net.au/gardening/factsheets/gum-nuts/9775918

https://web.archive.org/web/20060910202218/http://www.library.csustan.edu/bsantos/section3.htm

https://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/intro/learn.htm

https://www.forest-education.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/eucalypt_adaptations.pdf

https://www.publish.csiro.au/rs/pdf/rs16007

https://wood-energy.extension.org/eucalyptus-as-a-short-rotation-woody-crop/

https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/rb/rb_srs219.pdf

https://www.infobloom.com/what-is-pulpwood.htm

https://www.didjshop.com/shop1/HowDidgeridooIsMade-MythAndFacts.html

https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation.aspx?paperid=77041

https://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2012/235485/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5620595/

https://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/education/programs/mallee.pdf

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Episode 40: The Birch

 We’re once again revisiting the Celtic Ogham Tree calendar to finally cover the first month, named for the Birch Tree. This tree’s symbolism of regeneration has made it a perfect tree to kick off the new year and its beauty and usefulness have made it well-loved throughout the northern hemisphere. You’ll finally learn what my very favorite tree is and hear my opinions on Birch Beer! Music is by Academy Garden. Cover art is by @boomerangbrit on Instagram. Follow me on Facebook and Twitter @MyFavoriteTrees or on Instagram @treepodcast. 

Samples of Kantele Music

https://www.kantelemusic.com/music.html

Sources:

https://www.etymonline.com/word/birch

https://www.etymonline.com/word/betula

https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/betula-lenta/

https://www.blackhillsbadlands.com/blog/2011-07-21/aspen-birch-distinguishing-differences

https://www.thespruce.com/twelve-species-cultivars-of-birch-trees-3269660

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2017-10/12/content_33148913.htm

https://woodwidewebstories.com/2019/07/20/birch-cake-and-the-colonization-of-hokkaidos-nature-and-ainu/

http://www.thebirchonline.org/about-us/

http://www.uwosh.edu/coehs/cmagproject/ethnomath/legend/legend10.htm

https://renegadebrewing.com/birch-beer-vs-root-beer/

https://www.herballegacy.com/Birch_History.html

https://www.deccanherald.com/content/214209/kashmir-source-birch-bark-used.html

http://www.ecoenchantments.co.uk/myogham_birchpage.html

https://www.absolutely-wild.com/images/uses-of-tree-sap-in-europe.pdf

https://ouroneacrefarm.com/2014/01/12/wintergreen-extract-birch/

https://www.hbgf.org/blog/garden-word-lenticel

The Kalevala by Elias Lönnrot, Canto 44

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Episode 39: The Bodhi Tree

There’s more than one December holiday that centers around a tree! Bodhi Day celebrates that day when Siddhartha Gautama sat under a Bodhi Tree, achieved Enlightenment, and became the Buddha. Find out how this tree helped start a new religion and how you can celebrate this holiday in the modern-day. Music is by Acadamy Garden. Cover art is by @boomerangbrit on Instagram. Follow me on Facebook and Twitter @MyFavoriteTrees and now on Instagram @TreePodcast! 

Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/plant/Moraceae

https://nitishpriyadarshi.blogspot.com/2011/05/importance-of-ficus-religosa-peepal.html

https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/24168#tosummaryOfInvasiveness

https://indianexpress.com/article/parenting/learning/buddha-enlightenment-nirvana-5288593/

https://www.history.com/topics/religion/buddhism

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/introduction-cultures-religions-apah/hinduism-apah/a/hinduism-and-buddhism-an-introduction

https://www.incredibleindia.org/content/incredible-india-v2/en/destinations/bodh-gaya/bodhi-tree.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20161230013831/http://libweb.hawaii.edu/digicoll/annexation/petition/pet-intro.php

https://www.honolulumagazine.com/a-bodhi-tree-birthday/

https://www.worldhistory.org/Ashoka_the_Great/

https://www.historyhit.com/locations/the-sri-maha-bodhi-tree/

https://www.doityourself.com/stry/bodhi-day

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Episode 33: The Ginkgo

The Ginkgo is an incredibly fascinating species that has changed relatively little over the last 200 million years. Where are its relatives and how did this fossil survive? Music is by Academy Garden. Cover art is by @boomerangbrit on Instagram. Follow me on Twitter and Facebook @MyFavoriteTrees.

Sources:

Ginkgo: The Tree That Time Forgot by Peter Crane

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Episode 25: The Spice Trees, Part 2 (The Spice Islands)

The back half of this Spice Tree series is about the trees found on the Spice Islands of Indonesia, where we get nutmeg, mace, and clove. Find out why Dutch colonialism makes me sad every time I open my spice cabinet! Music is by Academy Garden. Cover art is by @boomerangbrit on Instagram. Follow me on Facebook and Twitter @MyFavoriteTrees.

Sources

https://www.seasonedpioneers.com/a-history-of-the-spice-islands/

https://lib-dbserver.princeton.edu/visual_materials/maps/websites/pacific/spice-islands/spice-islands-maps.html

https://lib-dbserver.princeton.edu/visual_materials/maps/websites/pacific/spice-islands/cloves.html

https://www.britannica.com/topic/nutmeg#ref243287

https://www.britannica.com/plant/clove

https://scientistseessquirrel.wordpress.com/2016/02/04/wonderful-scientific-names-part-6-syzygium-aromaticum/

https://www.etymonline.com/word/clove

https://nabataea.net/explore/travel_and_trade/who-were-the-ancient-arab-sea-traders/

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-world-s-top-clove-producing-countries.html

http://www.indepthinfo.com/cloves/story.shtml

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/island-traded-for-manhattan

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Episode 4: The Princess Tree

In this episode I talk about the Princess Tree. Native to East Asia, this tree is planted worldwide for its lovely Spring flowers and also played an interesting role in the marriage practices of China and Japan. Theme music is by Academy Garden, cover art is by @boomerangbrit on Instagram, I am @MyFavoriteTrees on Twitter.

Sources:

https://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/pautom/all.html

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/plantfinder/plantfinderdetails.aspx?kempercode=a888

http://botanyprofessor.blogspot.com/2012/04/whatever-became-of-snapdragon-family.html#:~:text=no%20longer%20in%20the%20Scrophulariaceae.&text=The%20old%20Scrophulariaceae%20has%20in,%2C%20gloxinia%2C%20and%20verbena%20families.

https://bit.ly/33yzW6S

https://bit.ly/2HSA3Cs

https://www.symbols.com/symbol/government-seal-of-japan

The Nature of Eureka – Perch of the phoenix – Royal Paulownia