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Tom Kimmerer, PhD
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As a mischievous ginger myself, I agree.
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Forest scientist, botanist, plant biochemist; Conservation photographer; Fulbrighter; author of Venerable Trees; more books in progress; violin, horn; #SciComm; Forestry for climate mitigation; Episcopalian
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Tom Kimmerer, PhD
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As a mischievous ginger myself, I agree.
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Tom Kimmerer, PhD
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You might prefer it in the original Norwegian.
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Tom Kimmerer, PhD
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It’s all about that bass, no trouble.
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Tom Kimmerer, PhD
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This is what a molecule of theobromine looks like up close.
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Tom Kimmerer, PhD
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This is beautiful and creative. I just got a fresh shipment of theobromine (in its whole-food form), and I better go sample it.
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Tom Kimmerer, PhD
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I just saw some nighthawks. I’m pretty sure they have opinions about fireworks.
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Tom Kimmerer, PhD
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The best fireworks.
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Tom Kimmerer, PhD
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Consulting arborists generally have more independence (many work for themselves) than arborists working for large corporations. Big tree companies often have an incentive to recommend tree removal, which is quite profitable.
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We can't make an assessment from photos. There is decay in the stem base but that tells us little about stability. One critical factor is a target - will the tree fall on a building or harm a person if it falls? You need to consult an experienced arborist with TRAQ (risk assessment) qualifications.
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The recent supreme court decisions have us all thinking about rot and decay. Here is a less harmful example. Inonotus dryadeus is a white rot fungus on living oaks and many other trees. Here it is on sweetgum, fruiting on the woody base of the tree (L) and inside the hollow stem (R).
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Tom Kimmerer, PhD
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Uh.
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Tom Kimmerer, PhD
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Well done! We have entered a new era of disease prevention and treatment. The COVID vaccine was just the first step. This combined vaccine is the next step.
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We have many miles of wood plank fences, painted black, in the Bluegrass. At this time of year, we often see this lovely basidiomycete fruiting on the top of the planks. Dacryopinax spathularia is a brown rot decay fungus. Remember, if it weren't for decay fungi, we'd be buried deep under wood.
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Tom Kimmerer, PhD
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Either is a bargain. Buy both!
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Tom Kimmerer, PhD
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The best part is the “yard.”
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Tom Kimmerer, PhD
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I’m pretty sure that at least some bats are smarter than many people.
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Tom Kimmerer, PhD
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It is also the "Birthday" of one of the most important papers in the history of science, the reading of letters and essays from Charles Darwin and Alfred Russell Wallace spelling out their theory of evolution by natural selection for the first time.
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Tom Kimmerer, PhD
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Here is the full text.
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Today we celebrate a milestone in science history, the presentation on July 1 1858 of 3 major unpublished evolution papers by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russell Wallace. These are worth your time to read. 🧪🌏
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Good ol’ Otto may have been wrong about glycolysis, but I will stick with the carrot cake diet.
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I’ve never wanted to live in a place with boring skies!
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Drama!
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Tom Kimmerer, PhD
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Interesting. I did not know that it had been converted from coal to fuel oil.
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I did some steam train rides when I was a kid, including and excursion pulled by this monster. I enjoyed them, but the stink of burning coal is the main thing I remember.
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I love trains, and take them when I can. I do not, though, understand the attraction of loud, smelly, polluting steam trains. The world is in the transition from diesel to electric, and we need to accelerate that.
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Dwarf mistletoe is such a lovely plant. It would make for nice bouquets in your living room, wouldn't it? Related to sandalwood, so it smells good. This is the parasitic dwarf mistletoe, Arceuthobium vaginatum, on ponderosa pine, Pinus ponderosa. It is, of course, a very damaging parasite.
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My father was a classical musician (baritone). Going to concerts with him was a regular and very rewarding part of growing up, though he died when I was 10. I have very fond memories of seeing great orchestras and soloists like Heifetz. I’m sure your boy will long remember these events.
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Hurrah!
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Wonderful!
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Tom Kimmerer, PhD
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Growing up in Baltimore, we had the whole city at our command for the price of a bus ride, 15 cents each way. And even a trolley. My family had no car and didn’t need one.
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I stopped buying from them many years ago, when I had my farm, due to what I perceived as their racist local policies. I'm glad I made that decision and stuck with it.
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I'm not very familiar with Stevens' work but his symphonic film The BQE is very good. I will check out Illinoise. Did you see it live? I know the YouTube video is available.
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These are dark days for those who care about our world and its inhabitants. But there is always some light, and we need to work toward it. It will take at least 20 years to repair the damage done by our courts and fossil fuel oligarchs. It will take hundreds of years to restore our climate. We will.
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I used to like giblets until I became a vegetarian. Now, I don’t hang around with them.
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Interesting. We need to talk about this soon for my next book. I’ll be in touch.
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Tom Kimmerer, PhD
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Is there more species diversity in longleaf stands than in other SE forests?
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Tom Kimmerer, PhD
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Both.
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99% of figs grown in California are self-pollinated without wasps; that will soon be 100%.
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Tom Kimmerer, PhD
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I’m so sorry. I hope you have a quick and full recovery.
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Tom Kimmerer, PhD
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I’m not a climatologist, and I don’t know. Perhaps @climatologist49.bsky.social has some insight.
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Tom Kimmerer, PhD
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Thank you @climatologist49.bsky.social
for this important work.
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I have long had the impression that Bluegrass has not been warming to the extent of the rest of the country. Here is confirmation from Brian Brettschneider that we are a cool spot in long-term summer temperature records. No reason for complacency - the world is heating.
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Public education is under attack from preschool through university. Here is a reminder of how important public schools are in our lives as the the 5th grade choir of PS 22 sings Taylor Swift. Their tears are because this is their last performance together. Celebrate public education!
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They are London plane trees that have been pruned by a method called pollarding, repeatedly cutting off branches in the same place. Hideous, in my opinion. I’ve never seen the movie.
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When I was a boy, my uncle, a citrus grove insurance agent, would send us a crate of Florida fruit just before Christmas. The most exotic fruit was the kumquats. To this day, I take great delight in eating kumquats. Thank you for the reminder.
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My career in the woods has been planned so that I never have been in that situation, though I have gone a day or so without food.
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Brilliant!
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Tom Kimmerer, PhD
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That's great! Next year, you could invite this Dutch bicycle band. They are amazing.
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Tom Kimmerer, PhD
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That's not good advice. It reminds me of what we say about mushrooms: all mushrooms are edible at least once.
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I agree entirely. As a botanist, I would never eat a fruit unless I was certain of its ID, or trusted a local person who offered it to me. In Borneo, I ate a lot of fruit that was not familiar, but I trusted my friends not to give me something toxic.
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