When the emerald ash borer came to North America, few ashes survived. But one native species, the blue ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata), survived. How did this lucky survivor beat the odds?<a href="https://arbortrarypod.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Completely Arbortrary</a> is produced and hosted by <a href="https://caseyclapp.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Casey Clapp</a> and <a href="https://alexcrowson.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alex Crowson</a>Support the pod and become a <a href="http://arbortrarypod.supercast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Treemium Member</a>Follow along on <a href="https://instagram.com/arbortrarypod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>Find Arbortrary merch on our <a href="https://arbortrarypod.com/merch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">store</a>Find additional reading on our <a href="http://arbortrarypod.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">website</a>Cover art by Jillian BartholdMusic by Aves and The Mini-VandalsSee Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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 &lt;p&gt;When the emerald ash borer came to North America, few ashes survived. But one native species, the blue ash (&lt;em&gt;Fraxinus quadrangulata&lt;/em&gt;), survived. How did this lucky survivor beat the odds?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://arbortrarypod.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Completely Arbortrary&lt;/a&gt; is produced and hosted by &lt;a href="https://caseyclapp.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Casey Clapp&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://alexcrowson.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Alex Crowson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Support the pod and become a &lt;a href="http://arbortrarypod.supercast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Treemium Member&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow along on &lt;a href="https://instagram.com/arbortrarypod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find Arbortrary merch on our &lt;a href="https://arbortrarypod.com/merch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;store&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find additional reading on our &lt;a href="http://arbortrarypod.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cover art by Jillian Barthold&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Music by Aves and The Mini-Vandals&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See Privacy Policy at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; and California Privacy Notice at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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When the emerald ash borer came to North America, few ashes survived. But one native species, the blue ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata), survived. How did this lucky survivor beat the odds?

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

Support the pod and become a Treemium Member

Follow along on Instagram

Find Arbortrary merch on our store

Find additional reading on our website

Cover art by Jillian Barthold

Music by Aves and The Mini-Vandals

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Completely Arbortrary

Evolutionary Naïveté (Blue Ash)

Evolutionary Naïveté (Blue Ash)

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