Bizarre Trees That Will Give You Wood
Channel: The Rat Man Bob
Date: 10/02/2024

Today we are going to talk about some bizarre trees from around the world. We ain't talking about those wacky tobaccy trees I mean the Baobab, Manchineel Tree, Indian Banyan, Quaking Aspen, Bristlecone Pine, and Rainbow Eucalyptus.

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Additional Reading

Baobab Structure
https://asknature.org/strategy/large-trunks-and-thick-bark-prevent-buckling/ 

Baobab die offs
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/something-killing-africas-largest-baobab-trees-180969316/ 

More on Manchineel Fruit
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1127797/ 

Lahaina Banyan Story
https://www.kitv.com/news/lahaina/maui-resilience-lahainas-iconic-tree-emerges-from-wildfire-faces-20-loss/article_6e97d174-8291-11ee-b34a-d75adb3da0df.html 

Wollemi Pine Story
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/home/meet-the-wollemi-pine-the-dinosaur-tree-brought-back-from-the-dead-and-threatened-once-again/2020/01/21/f07839c6-37dc-11ea-bf30-ad313e4ec754_story.html 

Story about the guy that killed the oldest tree. 
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-one-man-accidentally-killed-the-oldest-tree-ever-125764872/#:~:text=%E2%80%8BIn%201964%2C%20Donal%20Rusk,until%20he%20started%20counting%20rings. 

Information on picking out and planting the right tree
https://www.americanforests.org/how-to-choose-and-plant-a-tree/ 

Song List
Funkin Out of Your Gourd @RatManBobMusic 
Etude Op. 10, no. 1 in C major - 'Waterfall'
Gettin Got @RatManBobMusic 
Etude Op. 25 no. 4 in A minor - 'Paganini'
Piano Sonata no. 11, K. 331 - III. Alla Turca
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, Op. 46 - IV. In the Hall Of The Mountain King
The Wand of Youth, Suite no. 1, Op. 1a - IV. Sun Dance ( For String Quartet - Jones)

#tree #nature #comedy