Episode XI: Quercus! genus and genius of Oaks with Dave Muffly

Episode 11 February 14, 2022 00:30:46
Episode XI: Quercus! genus and genius of Oaks with Dave Muffly
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Episode XI: Quercus! genus and genius of Oaks with Dave Muffly

Feb 14 2022 | 00:30:46

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Show Notes

Read the companion article here.

This episode was sponsored by: Bartlett Tree Experts

“There's a surprising portion of the entire natural world of all biodiversity that either rests in or on an oak tree. And another huge portion of biodiversity uses oak trees for food. An oak can produce 3 million acorns in its lifetime, but only a tiny handful of those, if any,  will create trees, but those extra acorns are there on the ground waiting to feed just a huge number of organisms from tiny ones all the way up to bears.”

Dave Muffly, Senior Arborist and Horticulturist, Santa Barbara, CA.

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