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Episode 45: The American Oaks

 This episode covers the Oak species native to the United States. This incredibly diverse group of trees comes with an incredible history–from bourbon barrels to warships to murder mysteries, find out what makes the Oak so inherently American. Music is by Academy Garden. Cover Art is by @boomerangbrit on Instagram. Follow me on Facebook and Twitter @MyFavoriteTrees or on Instagram @treepodcast. 

Sources:

http://rebeccalattaconsulting.com/2020/07/23/how-oak-trees-evolved-to-rule-the-forests-of-the-northern-hemisphere/

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-69099-5_2

http://www.oaksofchevithornebarton.com/about-history-of-garden.cfm

https://www.monumentaltrees.com/en/usa/tennessee/grundycounty/28013_savagecampingstation/51897/

https://archive.wvculture.org/history/parks/mingooak01.html

https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/oldesttrees/

https://www.dayton.com/places/park/dayton-oldest-sisters-are-550-years-old/P5nypeTBMZNzbGnbcxQteM/

https://directives.sc.egov.usda.gov/OpenNonWebContent.aspx?content=25907.wba

https://www.nps.gov/guis/learn/historyculture/live-oak-naval-icon.htm

https://www.arborday.org/programs/nationaltree/ntpressrelease.cfm

https://www.wildflower.org/magazine/native-plants/americas-romance-oak

https://austin.culturemap.com/news/city-life/10-06-17-history-treaty-oak-tree-downtown-austin/

https://www.cbs58.com/news/the-bizarre-story-of-a-man-who-tried-to-murder-a-600-year-old-tree

https://af-legacy-prd.americanforests.org/magazine/article/before-america-was-america/

https://www.suddenoakdeath.org/

https://www.nps.gov/articles/oak-decline.htm

https://mortonarb.org/app/uploads/2021/05/RedListOaks2020.pdf

https://cornwallhistoricalsociety.org/the-charter-oak-tree/

https://arachne.pierroton.inra.fr/QuercusPortal/index.php?p=EVOLUTIONARY_BIOLOGY

https://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/HowTheConifersShowThePromiseOfSpring-Seneca.html

https://www.whiskyadvocate.com/why-and-how-oak-matters-in-whisky/

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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 38: The Maple Revisited

We know how the Sugar Maple became so famous, but what about all the other Maples? Hear how the rest of the Maple trees have influenced cultures around the world. Music is by Academy Garden. Cover art is by @boomerangbrit on Instagram. Follow me on Twitter and Facebook @MyFavoriteTrees.

Sources:

http://www.maple-trees.com/pages/paperbark-maple.php

http://bhort.bh.cornell.edu/tree/themaples.htm

https://printsofjapan.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/momiji-%E7%B4%85%E8%91%89-the-japanese-and-their-love-affair-with-the-maple-tree/

http://rubens.anu.edu.au/raid1/student_projects97/sumo/religion/shinto.html

https://dengarden.com/landscaping/japanese-maple-trees

http://www.european-trees.com/maple.html

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

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=275374

https://biology.appstate.edu/fall-colors/why-red-fall-color-nearly-absent-northern-europe-prevalent-north-america

https://www.bonsaiempire.com/origin/bonsai-history

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Episode 28: The Ohio Buckeye

No one loves a tree as much as Ohioans love their Buckeyes. How did this infatuation come to be and what has it driven them to do? Music is by Academy Garden. Cover Art is by @boomerangbrit on Instagram. Follow me on Twitter and Facebook @MyFavoriteTrees.

Sources:

https://u.osu.edu/biomuseum/2017/01/23/what-is-a-buckeye/

https://u.osu.edu/biomuseum/2017/01/27/the-story-of-the-ohio-buckeyes/

https://people.howstuffworks.com/why-is-buckeye-seed-in-pocket-good-luck.htm

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=281045

https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/marshall-plan-1

https://www.thelantern.com/2000/11/history-of-the-buckeye-in-a-nutshell-2/

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Aesculus

https://sciencing.com/bring-the-outdoors-inside-with-these-nature-kits-for-kids-13763822.html

https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=29729

https://www.ksla.com/story/7506429/so-whats-a-buckeye/

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Episode 27: The English Oak

The oak is a symbol of strength—throughout time and in every culture that lives alongside it. Hear how this imposing European tree connects our ancient mythologies. Music is by Academy Garden. Cover Art is by @boomerangbrit on Instagram. Follow me on Twitter and Facebook @MyFavoriteTrees.

Sources:

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=280706

http://www.ecoenchantments.co.uk/myogham_oakpage1.html

https://historydaily.org/tree-gods-worshiping-mighty-oak-trees

https://www.icysedgwick.com/oak-tree-folklore/

https://www.monumentaltrees.com/en/gbr/england/kent/960_fredvillepark/1720/

https://www.wanderlust.co.uk/content/oldest-trees-in-the-uk/

https://bavipower.com/blogs/bavipower-viking-blog/oak-tree-symbolism-in-norse-mythology

https://www.thorstrees.co.uk/blog/know-your-trees/know-your-trees-series-the-mighty-oak/

https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Green-Man/

https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-English-Oak/

http://www.fao.org/3/y4351e/y4351e06.htm

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Episode 26: The Linden

In this episode, I talk about the Lime Tree—not the green citrus, but a tree known as the Basswood or Linden. This tree symbolized love in Greco-Roman culture, justice and peace in Germanic Tribes, and holds similar importance to this day. Music is by Academy Garden. Cover Art is by @boomerangbrit on Instagram. Follow me on Twitter and Facebook @MyFavoriteTrees.

Sources:

https://journal-hfb.usab-tm.ro/romana/2015/Lucrari%20PDF/Lucrari%20PDF%2019(2)/41Tenche%20Alina%202.pdf

https://thedreamingwood.wordpress.com/2012/07/01/linden-lore/

https://www.arborday.org/trees/treeguide/TreeDetail.cfm?ItemID=858

Ovid-Metamorphoses

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Episode 23: The Cottonwood and Arbor Day

This week is the United State’s observance of Arbor Day. Hear the story of how this tree-planting holiday came to be and learn about a tree with terrific importance to the native tribes and pioneers who lived in the Great Plains. Music is by Academy Garden. Cover art is by @boomerangbrit on Instagram. Follow me on Facebook and Twitter @MyFavoriteTrees.

Sources:

https://statesymbolsusa.org/symbol-official-item/nebraska/state-tree/cottonwood

https://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/fmg/nfmg/bl_hardwood/eco/spechar/cottonwood_east.html

https://files.dnr.state.mn.us/education_safety/education/plt/activity_sheets/star-cottonwood-tree-story.pdf

http://whisperingbooks.com/Show_Page/?book=Native_American_Legends&story=The_Cottonwood_Remembers

https://www.colerain.org/DocumentCenter/View/1889/225—The-History-of-Arbor-Day

https://history.nebraska.gov/blog/j-sterling-morton%E2%80%99s-war-christmas-trees

https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/the-history-of-arbor-day

https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/nebraska/about-forest/?cid=stelprdb5340714

https://history.nebraska.gov/publications/nebraska-national-forest

https://earth.org/what-is-the-great-green-wall-in-china/

Photo Credits:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dendroica/8727436948/in/photostream/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/rrties2002/3237862585/in/photostream/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/zharkikh/7266021252

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Episode 22: The Willow

The episode celebrates the fifth month of the Celtic Ogham Tree Calendar, the Willow Moon. The Willow is a tree known throughout the world as a symbol of femininity, magic, and grief. Music is by Academy Garden. Cover art is by @boomerangbrit on Instagram. Follow me on Facebook and Twitter @MyFavoriteTrees. 

Sources:

http://mywalkaboutplants.com/salix-babylonica/

http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=131

https://www.mortonarb.org/trees-plants/tree-plant-descriptions/white-willow

https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-18-193/salicylic-acid-topical/salicylic-acid-for-acne-topical/details

https://academic.oup.com/qjmed/article/94/8/445/1506881

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30156050#page/57/mode/1up

http://www.pbs.org/circleofstories/storytellers/tchin.html#transcript

http://www.csstoday.com/Item/5337.aspx

https://www.fengshuied.com/willow-trees

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

https://ceylontoday.lk/news/willow-wife-a-japanese-legend

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/four-species

The Sister Fidelma Mysteries: Essays on the Historical Novels of Peter Tremayne. Edited by Edward J. Rielly and David Robert Wooten. Pgs 88-89.

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Episode 19: The Cherry

Delicious fruit, lovely spring flowers, and gorgeous wood. Cherry trees serve many purposes to humans around the world, but where do they come from and what do we mean when we say “cherry?” Music is by Academy Garden. Cover Art is by @boomerangbrit on Instagram. Follow me on Twitter and Facebook @MyFavoriteTrees.

George Washington and Stone Lantern images courtesy of NPS

Sources:

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/cherryblossom/history-of-the-cherry-trees.htm

https://japanjunky.com/the-history-of-sakura/

https://www.nwcherries.com/cherry-facts/information

https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Cherry

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=l860

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a915

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=286398

https://aihd.ku.edu/foods/agave.html

https://www.wood-database.com/black-cherry/

https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/cherry-tree-myth/

Guide to Cultivated Plants-A.T.G. Elzebroek-Pgs 43-45

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Episode 18: The Alder

We are now in month four of the Celtic Ogham Calendar, the Alder Moon! This semi-aquatic tree is tied to the Spring Equinox, fairies, the floating city of Venice, and more. Music is by Academy Garden. Cover Art is by @boomerangbrit on Instagram. Follow me on Twitter and Facebook @MyFavoriteTrees.

Sources:

http://nativeplantspnw.com/red-alder-alnus-rubra/

http://www.tree-guide.com/european-alder

https://www.paganpens.co.uk/the-oghma-calendar

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

https://www.celticjewelry.com/celtic-culture/alder-april

https://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_alru2.pdf