Part 1 & 2: Dendrology (TREES) with Casey Clapp: UPDATES + NEW INTERVIEW

Dendrologist, arborist and national treasure Casey Clapp is harnessed and helmeted up, working in the field on a tree — and he looks happy as heck about it.

Dendrologist, arborist and national treasure Casey Clapp is harnessed and helmeted up, working in the field on a tree — and he looks happy as heck about it.

Part 1: Dendrology (TREES) with Casey Clapp -- Encore

Part 1 of a very special duo: Do trees have feelings? How do they talk? How old can they get? Are there any tree stories that will make me cry? Spoiler: YES. This episode aired in May 2018 and is worth a revisit, especially since Part 2 is a brand new 2020 interview with possibly the world's most enthusiastic tree expert, J. Casey Clapp. Learn about his many tree tattoos, new additions to those tattoos, how roots communicate to each other, "crown shyness,” social media shyness and the mental health benefits of tree proximity. Also: banana facts and Casey f*cking hates apples. 

Be sure to hear the fresh catch-up interview in Part 2 to learn what Casey’s been up to since this originally aired. He’s been busy. 

Part 2: Dendrology (TREES) with Casey Clapp -- UPDATES + NEW INTERVIEW 

Part 2 of a very special duo! The fresh catch-up interview to learn what the world’s most charming and enthusiastic tree expert, Casey Clapp, has been up to since his 2018 episode aired. He’s been busy. Listen to hear if he’s gotten more pine cone tattoos, what other trees he hates, which ones he gives 10/10, musical blunders, winter pagan traditions, and why trees may play a huge role in his personality. Also: his new podcast for your ears and heart. 

Alie Ward