“TREE” (CHINESE WINDMILL PALM)

 
chinese windmill palm, Completely Arbortrary

What exactly isn't a tree? This week we cover the other side of the controversy coin with a discussion on the Chinese windmill palm (Trachycarpus fortunei). We get into the thick of it and find out just what a palm is if it's not a "tree".


Completely Arbortrary is produced and hosted by Casey Clapp and Alex Crowson

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Cover art by Jillian Barthold
Music by Aves and The Mini-Vandals
Episode cover photo by W. Bulach

Additional Reading:

The Chinese windmill palm (Trachycarpus fortunei)
The Differences Between Monocots and Dicots
Botanical Sexism Cultivates Home-Grown Allergies

 
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