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Episode 80: The Sycomore Fig

Your eyes (and ears!) do not deceive you: Though we talked about the Sycamore last episode, we’re now going to be looking at the Sycomore. What’s the difference? Aside from being spelled just a single letter off, the Sycomore is unrelated to the Sycamore — and is also known as the Sycomore Fig! Learn all about how important this Tree of Life is to different African cultures as well as how the Sycomore Fig affects its surrounding ecosystem for the better. 
Music is by Academy Garden (academygarden.bandcamp.com)
Cover Art is by @boomerangbrit on Instagram
Script Editing and Social Media is by Laurie Hilburn (lhilburn.journoportfolio.com)
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Sources:

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

https://ingridthesnake.com/ecology-of-the-sycamore-fig-tree-species-interactions/

https://desertecos.wordpress.com/2014/11/13/sycamore-fig-tree/

https://www.jstor.org/stable/2388305

https://belayadugna.wordpress.com/2014/09/15/the-secret-behind-the-symbolic-representation-of-odaa-tree-for-the-oromo-society/

https://odabultum.com/2020/08/07/odaa-the-sycamore-tree/

https://www.britannica.com/topic/tree-of-life-religion

https://news.las.iastate.edu/2018/01/16/unravelling-ancient-mysteries-in-sycamore-fig-dna/

https://www.egypt.swan.ac.uk/the-collection-2/the-collection/ec490/

http://sidneyrigdon.com/DRB/BEGIN/sycamore.htm

https://www.fondazioneslowfood.com/en/ark-of-taste-slow-food/sycomore-fig/

https://egyptindependent.com/endangered-species-egypts-tree-love/

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/folklorethe-mukuyu-tree-link-gikuyu-culture-victoria-kamau-heri/

https://enduringword.com/bible-commentary/isaiah-9/

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Episode 68: The Fig Tree

In the beginning of February, the Jewish world will be celebrating Tu B’Shevat, a New Years holiday for trees! I celebrate alongside them every year by covering the biology and history of the Seven Species of Israel, the plants Moses’ spies brought back to him proving that they had found the fertile Promised Land. This year, I’ll be talking about the Common Fig Tree–exploring the depth of its connection in Abrahamic faith, comparing and contrasting it to other Figs I’ve covered, and diving deep into the wasps that give us these sweet, weird fruits. And as always, I’ll be having my own seder with some Fig spread and give my review of the flavor that so many have integrated into their religion. 

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Music is by Academy Garden. Cover Art is by @boomerangbrit on Instagram. Script editing and Social Media managed by top-notch writer Laurie Hilburn. Follow me on Facebook and Twitter @MyFavoriteTrees and on Instagram @treepodcast.

Sources:

https://web.archive.org/web/20201031124540/http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/fig.html

http://www.waynesword.net/ww0501.htm

https://www.treehugger.com/are-there-really-wasps-your-figs-4868822

https://markgelbart.wordpress.com/tag/gilgal-1-fig/

https://hannahromanowsky.com/2020/07/the-fabled-fig/

https://newdailycompass.com/en/the-fig-tree-present-from-genesis-to-revelation

https://www.science.org/content/article/ancient-waves-wild-grain

https://ohr.edu/israel_and_jerusalem/people_of_the_land/2466

https://www.al-islam.org/enlightening-commentary-light-holy-quran-vol-20/surah-tin-chapter-95

https://www.jstor.org/stable/4431303

https://www.tillamookcountypioneer.net/figs-the-fruit-of-the-ancients/

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/dinner_party/place_settings/ishtar

https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/468738/jewish/Tu-BiShvat-What-and-How.htm

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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 8: The Banyan

Known as the Strangler Fig and the Walking tree, the Banyan is an iconic feature of the country of India and holds extensive symbolism throughout Hindu culture. Music is by Academy Garden. Cover art is by @boomerangbrit on Instagram. Follow me on Twitter @MyFavoriteTrees.

Sources:

10 things you need to know about banyan trees

https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/CropFactSheets/ficus.html

https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/pollinator-of-the-month/fig_wasp.shtml

https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/botany/understanding-roots-banyan-tree.htm

https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/24066#1F3B4B07-2C1D-45FB-B98F-A7EE0CFE7C9F

https://www.timesnownews.com/spiritual/article/dos-and-don-ts-to-remember-while-observing-vat-savitri-vrat/595398#:~:text=This%20is%20a%20common%20practice,a%20banyan%20tree%20(Vat).&text=One%20day%20as%20Satyavan%20was,to%20take%20his%20soul%20away.

https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/science-and-technology/story/19920831-banyan-tree-survives-for-nearly-550-years-in-andhra-pradesh-finds-place-in-guinness-book-766763-2013-01-02

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