How many characters can one introduce in one episode? Today we find out. The Andean alder (Alnus acuminata) takes us on a journey through time and space as we take on our first foray into a series dedicated to symbiosis and all its manifestations.

Completely Arbortrary is produced by Alex Crowson and Casey Clapp

Artwork - Jillian Barthold

Music - Aves & The Mini Vandals

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What does the purpleleaf plum (Prunus cerasifera 'Thundercloud') represent for you?  For Casey and Alex, it's the suburbs, and boy do they despise it.  This week, we get a little snippet of American History and hear about how the suburbs came to be, and how this tree has come to represent them in the worst way.

Completely Arbortrary is produced by Alex Crowson and Casey Clapp

Artwork - Jillian Barthold

Music - Aves & The Mini Vandals

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There are more than 20 species of Polylepis shrubs and trees. At the highest altitudes (upwards of 16,000 feet, they grow as small shrubs. Lower, they can grow up 120 feet. So this forest is a bit unique, and we need to get to the bottom of it: IS it a forest? Or is it a shrubland? When does it become such?

Completely Arbortrary is produced by Alex Crowson and Casey Clapp

Artwork - Jillian Barthold

Music - Aves & The Mini Vandals

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