Tag: North America

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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 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 20: The Hemlock

A listener-requested tree! The Hemlocks of North America are conifers known for their flexibility and ability to withstand harsh winters. Find out what stories indigenous peoples had about these evergreens and let me know what trees you want to hear about in future episodes! Music is by Academy Garden. Cover art is by @boomerangbrit on Instagram. Follow me on Twitter and Facebook @MyFavoriteTrees.

Sources:

https://www.squamishchief.com/in-the-community/talking-trees-breathes-life-into-local-trails-3346728

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

https://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/HowRavenBroughtLighttotheWorld-Haida.html

https://www.conifers.org/pi/Tsuga_canadensis.php

https://emswcd.org/western-hemlock/

https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/treebook/westernhemlock.htm

https://hawkandhandsaw.unity.edu/hemlock/

https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7250.html

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Episode 17: The Bradford Pear

We’re turning the podcast on its head this week and instead talking about one of my LEAST favorite trees. Come listen to me rant about smelly flowers and brittle wood. 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?kempercode=c136

https://www.npr.org/2015/04/24/401943000/whats-that-smell-the-beautiful-tree-thats-causing-quite-a-stink

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/how-we-turned-the-bradford-pear-into-a-monster/2018/09/14/f29c8f68-91b6-11e8-b769-e3fff17f0689_story.html

https://extension.umd.edu/hgic/topics/bradford-pear

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Episode 16: The Giant Sequoia

This is part two of my biggest trees two-parter. This week I talk about the world’s largest living thing by volume, the Giant Sequoia. Native to the western slopes of the Sierra Nevadas of California, this giant inspired a series of land conservation efforts. Music is by Academy Garden. Cover Art is by @boomerangbrit on Instagram. Find me on Twitter and Facebook @MyFavoriteTrees.

Sources:

https://calscape.org/Sequoiadendron-giganteum-(Sierra-Redwood)?srchcr=sc568b84829b162

https://www.monumentaltrees.com/en/trees/giantsequoia/biggest_tree_in_the_world/

https://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/documents/psw_gtr151/psw_gtr151_09_franco.pdf

https://www.visitsequoia.com/explore/trip-planner/weather

https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/dilsaver-tweed/contents.htm

https://www.nps.gov/seki/learn/historyculture/young.htm

https://www.nationalparked.com/sequoia-kings-canyon/visitation-statistics

https://vault.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/writings/favorite_quotations.aspx

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Episode 14: The Ash

This week we continue to discuss the trees of the Celtic Ogham Calendar. Ashes are trees found across the Northern Hemisphere and have influenced culture and language heavily both in Europe and North America. Music is by Academy Garden. Cover art is by @boomerangbrit on Instagram. Follow me on Twitter @MyFavoriteTrees.

Sources:

https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a867

https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/fraxinus-excelsior

http://www.emeraldashborer.info/

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

http://www.thegoddesstree.com/trees/Ash.htm

http://www.hardwooddistributors.org/postings/ash-lumber-and-the-emerald-ash-borer

https://www.southbat.com/blog/2017/9/28/the-history-of-wood-bats

https://treesforlife.org.uk/into-the-forest/trees-plants-animals/trees/ash/ash-mythology-and-folklore/

https://norse-mythology.org/tales/odins-discovery-of-the-runes/

https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/25/20976144/emerald-ash-borer-baskets-wabanaki-invasive-pest-maine-tradition-trees

https://www.jstor.org/stable/534496?seq=3#metadata_info_tab_contents

https://experi.com/journal/the-magical-manna-ash-trees-of-sicily/

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Episode 9: The American Chestnut

This episode is about the tragedy of the American Chestnut. A species once 4 billion trees strong and integral feature of Appalachian culture now critically endangered and functionally extinct. Please consider donating to the American Chestnut Foundation to help bring this piece of America back.
https://acf.org/

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a387

https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/ethnobotany/tannins.shtml

https://www.npr.org/2017/12/25/572408088/the-story-behind-the-christmas-song

https://mycocosm.jgi.doe.gov/Crypa1/Crypa1.home.html