First, some new vocabulary: abscission. Then, Angel talks about a tree that leaves a beautiful mess. Steve shares about a different tree with all the wrong names and also the war of 1812.

Show Notes!Abscission
Molecular feedback loop gives clues to how flowers drop their petals
Jacaranda mimosifolia‘Merchant of Landscapes’: The Lasting Footprint of a Japanese Gardener in MexicoThe Ultimate Guide to Seeing the Jacaranda Trees in Mexico City
Robinia pseudoacaciaBlack Locust: The Tree on Which the US Was Built
Black Locust Flowers, the Forager Chef
Megacyllene robiniaeUni students might not think so, but the jacaranda is one of our most beautiful flowering trees

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