Comments on: trees for the future, with mt. cuba’s george coombs

By: margaret

margaret — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 21:02:26 +0000

In reply to Elana.

There is a link to the BCGI Assessment Tool that George mentioned already in the transcript; their overall website is here.

By: Elana

Elana — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 19:29:27 +0000

I’m new to A Way to Garden and this podcast was a great first one to listen to. I tuned in through Apple Podcasts. Would you consider listing the references discussed (like the Botanic Garden Conservation International) in the podcast summary? I’d love to be able to check out those resources. Thank you!

By: Robert Roggeveen

Robert Roggeveen — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 03:15:34 +0000

So what is our role in speeding up the “natural” process of species migration for our “native” trees? We humans have the migration of “exotics” down pat. A fairly recent process experiencing a great acceleration with the “discovery of the Americas” when “New World” plants became “exotic” in Europe, Then the great arrival of purpose collected plants from Asia beginning in earnest in the 19th century and continuing to the present and its explosion of “invasives.” In all the cycles of climate change plants have been on the move – though with movement limited to how far a seed might go by air or foot – wind, bird, squirrel…

A great reminder of the very serious work being done at Mt. Cuba Center and the deep thinking behind that work, and the practical application of that work.

Thank you.