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🐝🐝🐝🐝 Link to Bees an Identification and Native Plant Forage Guide: https://www.backyardecology.net/recommendations/#binpfg 🐝🐝🐝🐝 🫐🫐🫐 🫐 Learn about native blueberries in this video: https://youtu.be/whWAN77wzmM 🫐🫐🫐🫐 This video it not sponsored. Some Links are affiliate links! – We receive a small commission for purchases made through these links, but it comes at no extra cost to you. All commissions that we receive through these links goes toward producing Backyard Ecology™ content. We appreciate your support. The American cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpon, is one of our most interesting native edible fruits, and of course is strongly associated with the holiday Thanksgiving. These small shrubs live in some of the coolest wetlands in North America and even though the conditions they require are quite specific, the American cranberry has become an important crop in many areas of the northern United States. The value of the American cranberry goes well beyond its economic importance as it supports pollen specialist bees, the super interesting bog copper butterfly, and feeds a multitude of bird and mammal species. Learn all about these and how to identify American cranberry along with some super cool, and weird, facts about this awesome little bog berry in this fun video! =========================== Connect with us! ============================= Blog: https://www.backyardecology.net/blog Podcast: https://www.backyardecology.net/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backyardecology Good Old Snail Mail: Grassy Roads LLC PO Box 652 Glasgow, KY 42142-0652 =========================== Help support the channel!! ============================= Purchase our book: Attract Pollinators and Wildlife to Your Yard - 15 Free and Easy Ways: https://shannontrimboli.com/shop/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backyardecology Or you can give a one-time donation at: PayPal Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=K7F3HJLJT9F8N&ssrt=1693151981984 Chapters: 0:00 The American Cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpon, Thanksgiving, What is the American Cranberry 0:55 American Cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpon, Native Range, Where Introduced in North America, Wetland Species, Soil Requirements, Acidic Soils, Tolerance to Flooding, Light Requirements 1:46 American Cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpon, Mature Size, Growth Form, how it Vegetatively Propagates, How It Is Propagated for Production, Seeds, Cuttings 2:15 American Cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpon, Evergreen Foliage, Identification by Leaves, Leaf Characteristics, Four Season Interest 3:07 American Cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpon, Host Plant for the Bog Copper Butterfly 4:03 American Cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpon, Twig Characteristics 4:14 American Cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpon, Flower Characteristics, Bloom Period, Why Is Cranberry Called a Cranberry? 4:52 American Cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpon, Use by Pollen Specialist Native Bees, Eastern Cranberry Bee, Blueberries are Alos in Genus Vaccinium 5:22 Bees An Identification and Native Plant Forage Guide by Heather Holm 6:04 American Cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpon, Fruit Characteristics, When Are Cranberries Ripe, What the Species Name Macrocarpon Means, What Eats Cranberries, Cranberry Use by Native Americans and European Colonist 6:54 Cranberry Taste, Uses in Cooking, Why Are Cranberries Tart, Why Do Cranberries Get Bitter When Cooked, Why Is Sugar Used with Cranberries, Nutrient Qualities of Cranberries, Health Benefits of Cranberries, Oxalate Content of Cranberries 8:15 American Cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpon, As an Agricultural Crop, How Are Cranberries Farmed, Manmade Cranberry Bogs, The Two Ways Cranberries are Harvested 9:49 Urban Legends About Cranberry Farming and Spiders 10:32 What State Produces the Most Cranberries? Wisconsin Top Cranberry Producer 10:49 American Cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpon, Makes a Great Addition to Some Home Landscapes, Blueberries Better Vaccinium for Most to Grow
Cranberry Facts that Will Amaze You!
🌳🌳🌳🌳 Link to Doug Tallamy The Nature of Oaks: https://www.backyardecology.net/recommendations/#oaks 🌳🌳🌳🌳 🌳🌳🌳🌳 Learn about another awesome oak species, the white oak in this video: https://youtu.be/QV9IEP29Syk 🌳🌳🌳🌳 This video is NOT sponsored. Some product links are affiliate links which means if you buy something we'll receive a small commission. The post oak, Quercus stellata, is a highly important species of oak for a variety of reasons. It is a producer of high-quality mast in the form of acorns that are eaten by a wide array of mammals and birds. It is also a host plant for hundreds of species of caterpillars and produces wood that is used for purposes ranging from fence posts to flooring. Learn how to identify the post oak using leaf, bark, and acorn characteristics, learn the species it may be confused with, where it lives and how it grows, and some fun facts about the post oak and other oaks in the white oak group. =========================== Connect with us! ============================= Blog: https://www.backyardecology.net/blog Podcast: https://www.backyardecology.net/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backyardecology Good Old Snail Mail: Grassy Roads LLC PO Box 652 Glasgow, KY 42142-0652 =========================== Help support the channel!! ============================= Purchase our book: Attract Pollinators and Wildlife to Your Yard - 15 Free and Easy Ways: https://shannontrimboli.com/shop/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backyardecology Or you can give a one-time donation at: PayPal Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=K7F3HJLJT9F8N&ssrt=1693151981984 🌻🌻🌻🌻 Video Services I Use and Recommend 🌻🌻🌻🌻 I am a member of the Think Media Video Ranking Academy and can honestly say it has been a huge boost in getting this channel off the ground! Well designed program and great support! If you are a YouTuber you owe it to yourself to check out what they have to offer. Check out a FREE class here: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147510103/yzA6smie Or if you are super serious about making YouTube a career, go all in and go straight to the VRA signup: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147518609/yzA6smie I also use the vidIQ browser extension which basically supercharges your YouTube analytics and provides greater insights into how your channel is performing. It also includes some super cool AI tools and channel audit capabilities that are incredibly helpful with refining your YouTube game! They have both free and paid versions. Try out the FREE vidIQ tools here and learn about what vidIQ can do for you and your channel: https://vidiq.com/backyardecology * These are affiliate links and we earn a small commission from purchases made when using them, so using them helps to support the Backyard Ecology channel! Chapters: 0:00 Post Oak, Quercus stellata, Native Range, Average Mature Size, Growth Form, Soil Preference 0:30 Post Oak, Quercus stellata, Leaf Characteristics, Identification of Post Oak by Leaf, Fall Color, Were the Species Name stellata Comes From 1:06 Post Oak, Quercus stellata, Bark and Twig Characteristics, Identification of Post Oak by Bark and Twigs 1:29 Post Oak, Quercus stellata, Acorn Characteristics, Ripening and Drop Time, Use by Wildlife 1:43 White Oaks Importance to Wildlife and Birds Through Mast Production and Browse, White Oak as a Host Plant for Caterpillars 2:30 Post Oak, Quercus stellata, Key Features for Identification 2:41 Species That are Often Confused With Post Oak, Sand Post Oak, Quercus margaretiae, Bur Oak, Quercus macrocarpa, Blackjack Oak, Quercus marilandica 3:16 The Nature of Oaks by Doug Tallamy 3:36 Post Oak, Quercus stellata, Where the Name Post Oak Comes From, Uses of Post Oak Wood, Fire Resistance, Oak Savannas, Longleaf Pine 4:06 Another Awesome White Oak, the White Oak, Quercus alba
Become an EXPERT on Post Oak in Under 5 Minutes!
👉👉👉👉 Link to the walnut gathering tool shown in the video: https://amzn.to/47f8Zq6 👈👈👈👈 🌳🌳🌳🌳 Learn about the awesome white oak in this video: https://youtu.be/QV9IEP29Syk 🌳🌳🌳🌳 📄📄📄📄 Link to Extension Service instructions for preparing black walnuts for the table: https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/extensions-greatest-hits/1999-10-02-preparing-black-walnuts-eating 📄📄📄📄 This video it not sponsored. Some Links are affiliate links! – We receive a small commission for purchases made through these links, but it comes at no extra cost to you. All commissions that we receive through these links goes toward producing Backyard Ecology™ content. We appreciate your support. The eastern black walnut, Juglans nigra, is one of the best known and most easily recognized of our native nut producing trees. It has a large native range and is economically important not only for the high value lumber it provides, but also for the delicious nuts which are wild harvested. Black walnut is also ecologically important as a host plant for butterfly and moth caterpillars and black walnuts are also fed upon by those wildlife species that can get into the tough shell. There are also many other uses for the black walnut that range from providing natural dye to shell grit that is used in a variety of industrial processes, including one I bet you would have never guessed. One of the phytochemicals produced by black walnut is even being researched as a cancer treatment! There is truly more than meets the eye when it comes to this awesome hard mast producing native tree. =========================== Connect with us! ============================= Blog: https://www.backyardecology.net/blog Podcast: https://www.backyardecology.net/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backyardecology Good Old Snail Mail: Grassy Roads LLC PO Box 652 Glasgow, KY 42142-0652 =========================== Help support the channel!! ============================= Purchase our book: Attract Pollinators and Wildlife to Your Yard - 15 Free and Easy Ways: https://shannontrimboli.com/shop/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backyardecology Or you can give a one-time donation at: PayPal Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=K7F3HJLJT9F8N&ssrt=1693151981984 Chapters: 0:00 The Black Walnut, Juglans nigra, What is a Black Walnut, Native Range, Introduced Range in the Northeast 0:57 Black Walnut, Juglans nigra, Pioneer Species, Growth Rate, Mature Size, Maximum Size, Growth Form 1:42 Black Walnut, Juglans nigra, Use as a Timber Tree, Black Walnut Lumber, Black Walnut Veneer, Value as a Timber Tree, Value of Black Walnut Wood and Veneer, Time to Marketable Size 2:57 Black Walnut, Juglans nigra, Soil Preference and Requirements, Size of Taproot, Light Requirements, Shade Intolerance 4:03 Black Walnut, Juglans nigra, Leaf Emergence Time in Spring, Leaf Characteristics, Identification by Leaf, Leaf Scent, Fall Color, When Do Black Walnut Leaves Drop 5:01 Black Walnut, Juglans nigra, Use as a Host Plant by Butterfly and Moth Caterpillars, Regal Moth, Hickory Horned Devil, Luna Moth, Banded Hairstreak, Deer Resistant 6:02 Black Walnut, Juglans nigra, Bark Characteristics, Identification by Bark, Tapping Black Walnut for Syrup 6:37 Black Walnut, Juglans nigra, Twig Characteristics, Identification by Twigs, Chambered Pith 7:32 Black Walnut, Juglans nigra, Bud Characteristics, Identification by Bud, Terminal Bud 7:48 Black Walnut, Juglans nigra, Bloom Time, Monoecious Male and Female Flowers, Male Flower Characteristics, Female Flower Characteristics, Flowers Often Obscured 8:23 Black Walnut, Juglans nigra, Wind Pollinated, Self Fertile, Cross Pollination Helps with Nut Production, Use by Native Bees 8:41 Black Walnut, Juglans nigra, Age Begins Nut Production, Time of Nut Drop, Nut Characteristics, Walnut Husk Maggot Fly Larvae, Black Walnuts Must Be Processed and Cured 10:09 Black Walnut, Juglans nigra, Wild Harvest of Black Walnuts for Sale to Nut Buying Stations, Black Walnuts for Sale Are Almost All Wild Collected 10:48 The Nut Wizard A Hady Device for Collecting and Gathering Black Walnuts 11:36 Black Walnut, Juglans nigra, Wildlife Use of Black Walnuts, Squirrels, Birds, Black Bears, Feral Hogs, Black Walnuts Hard to Crack 12:10 Black Walnut, Juglans nigra, Other Uses of the Black Walnut, Fabric and Leather Dye, Rusty Metal Protectant and Dye, Grit for Various Industrial Purposes, Use in Dynamite 12:57 Black Walnut, Juglans nigra, Things to Be Aware Of, Black Walnut Juglone Allelopathy, Species Affected by Black Walnut Juglone, Juglone Toxicity to Livestock and People, Research into Juglone as a Cancer Treatment 14:04 Black Walnut, Juglans nigra, Things to Be Aware of 1,000 Cankers Disease, Fatal Diseases of Black Walnut 14:33 Black Walnut, Juglans nigra, Use Common Sense When Planting Black Walnut to Avoid Problems with Falling Nuts 15:02 Important Hard Mast Producing Native Tree, White Oak, Quercus alba
Black Walnut Facts that Will Surprise You!
👉👉👉👉 Link to Gardening for Moths: A Regional Guide https://amzn.to/3IIMeRp 👈👈👈👈 🌻🌻🌻🌻 Learn the basics of pollinator garden design in this video: https://youtu.be/lSgjfM_8uNc 🌻🌻🌻🌻 🎙️🎙️🎙️🎙️ Check out the entire conversation with Jim about moths in this video: https://youtu.be/Hg95ZBSh1jI 🎙️🎙️🎙️🎙️ This video it not sponsored. Some Links are affiliate links! – We receive a small commission for purchases made through these links, but it comes at no extra cost to you. All commissions that we receive through these links goes toward producing Backyard Ecology™ content. We appreciate your support. One of the questions I get asked most often is what is the number one thing I can do for pollinators? While this seems like a tough question to answer there is a simple solution – plant more native plants! While this seems overly simplistic there is a reason for this simple answer – native pollinators are adapted to native plants. Shannon asked Jim McCormac co-author of Gardening for Moths: A Regional Guide, what his thoughts were on planting native plants for pollinators, and they had a great discussion about it on the Backyard Ecology Podcast. Jim explains why native plants are important not only to native pollinators like moths but also help support a wide variety of critters such as our backyard birds. =========================== Connect with us! ============================= Blog: https://www.backyardecology.net/blog Podcast: https://www.backyardecology.net/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backyardecology Good Old Snail Mail: Grassy Roads LLC PO Box 652 Glasgow, KY 42142-0652 =========================== Help support the channel!! ============================= Purchase our book: Attract Pollinators and Wildlife to Your Yard - 15 Free and Easy Ways: https://shannontrimboli.com/shop/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backyardecology Or you can give a one-time donation at: PayPal Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=K7F3HJLJT9F8N&ssrt=1693151981984 🌻🌻🌻🌻 Video Services I Use and Recommend 🌻🌻🌻🌻 I am a member of the Think Media Video Ranking Academy and can honestly say it has been a huge boost in getting this channel off the ground! Well designed program and great support! If you are a YouTuber you owe it to yourself to check out what they have to offer. Check out a FREE class here: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147510103/yzA6smie I also use the vidIQ browser extension which basically supercharges your YouTube analytics and provides greater insights into how your channel is performing. It also includes some super cool AI tools and channel audit capabilities that are incredibly helpful with refining your YouTube game! They have both free and paid versions. Try out the FREE vidIQ tools here and learn about what vidIQ can do for you and your channel: https://vidiq.com/backyardecology * These are affiliate links and we earn a small commission from purchases made when using them, so using them helps to support the Backyard Ecology channel! Chapters: 0:00 Why Native Plants Are Important to Our Pollinators 3:43 How to Observe Moths in Your Pollinator Garden 4:32 Native Plant Gardens Can Be Great for Pollinators AND Look Great! 5:47 How Native Plants Support Non-Pollinator Insects and Animals Such as Birds 9:36 How Not Spraying Your Yard for Insect Control Helps Pollinators and Birds 10:43 Some of Jim’s Favorite Native Plants for Moths and Other Pollinators – Native Honeysuckles, Oaks, Maples, Asters, Gray Headed Coneflower, Prairie Dock, Blazing Star, Wingstem
The #1 Thing You Can Do to Increase Pollinator Numbers!
🌿🌿🌿🌿 Link to Forest Plants Book Mentioned in the Video: https://www.backyardecology.net/recommendations/#fpstwu 🌿🌿🌿🌿 👉👉👉👉 Learn about 12 of the worst invasive vines in North America in this video: https://youtu.be/AuVANWB9Y74 👈👈👈👈 This video it not sponsored. Some Links are affiliate links! – We receive a small commission for purchases made through these links, but it comes at no extra cost to you. All commissions that we receive through these links goes toward producing Backyard Ecology™ content. We appreciate your support. Wisteria, both native and Asian species, are popular flowering vines in the landscape and nursery industry. Unfortunately, the introduced Chinese wisteria, Wisteria sinensis, and Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda, have proven they can easily escape cultivation and invade native plant communities. Both species are now considered invasive species in North America. Our native American wisteria, Wisteria frutescens, looks much like these invasive species making proper identification important when conducting invasive species management. Learn three simple and fast ways to tell the invasive wisterias from our native wisteria in this quick and to the point video about plant identification – seed pod differences, flower raceme and bloom time differences, and the direction of twining when climbing up a support. =========================== Connect with us! ============================= Blog: https://www.backyardecology.net/blog Podcast: https://www.backyardecology.net/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backyardecology Good Old Snail Mail: Grassy Roads LLC PO Box 652 Glasgow, KY 42142-0652 =========================== Help support the channel!! ============================= Purchase our book: Attract Pollinators and Wildlife to Your Yard - 15 Free and Easy Ways: https://shannontrimboli.com/shop/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backyardecology Or you can give a one-time donation at: PayPal Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=K7F3HJLJT9F8N&ssrt=1693151981984 🌻🌻🌻🌻 Video Services I Use and Recommend 🌻🌻🌻🌻 I am a member of the Think Media Video Ranking Academy and can honestly say it has been a huge boost in getting this channel off the ground! Well designed program and great support! If you are a YouTuber you owe it to yourself to check out what they have to offer. Check out a FREE class here: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147510103/yzA6smie I also use the vidIQ browser extension which basically supercharges your YouTube analytics and provides greater insights into how your channel is performing. It also includes some super cool AI tools and channel audit capabilities that are incredibly helpful with refining your YouTube game! They have both free and paid versions. Try out the FREE vidIQ tools here and learn about what vidIQ can do for you and your channel: https://vidiq.com/backyardecology * These are affiliate links and we earn a small commission from purchases made when using them, so using them helps to support the Backyard Ecology channel! Chapters: 0:00 Native and Invasive Wisteria Species, American Wisteria, Wisteria frutescens, Chinese Wisteria, Wisteria sinensis, Japanese Wisteria, Wisteria floribunda, Ranges, Impact of Invasive Wisteria 1:17 Native vs Invasive Wisteria Seed Pod Differences 1:32 Native vs Invasive Wisteria Flower Head Raceme Differences, Bloom Time Differences 2:18 Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses 3:08 Native vs Invasive Wisteria Differences in Twining Direction 3:37 Where to Find Information on Other Invasive Vines
Which Wisteria? Native vs Invasive Know the Difference!
👉👉👉👉 More Information About the Backyard Ecology™ Community https://www.backyardecology.net/community/ 👈👈👈👈 🍂🍂🍂🍂 Learn more about fall garden cleanup in this video: https://youtu.be/W4t_gh1NJUQ 🍂🍂🍂🍂 📄📄📄📄 Bonus content mentioned in the video: https://www.backyardecology.net/leave-your-leaves/#bonus 📄📄📄📄 Summary “Leave the leaves” has become an increasingly common mantra each fall. However, until recently little to no scientific research had been done to quantify impacts of leaving your leaves in a typical suburban yard. We discuss the results of that research and actionable steps that you can take in your own yard. Today’s guest Dr. Max Ferlauto is the State Entomologist for the Maryland Natural Heritage Program. He recently conducted research to quantify the impact of leaving our leaves in our yards. 3 things you’ll learn from this episode The impact that leaving your leaves can have on the numbers and diversity of insects and spiders in your yard. How removing your leaves can impact soil temperature, moisture, and organic matter. Practical, easy steps you can take even if you can’t leave all your leaves. Bonus content The Difference That Leaving Your Leaves Makes https://www.backyardecology.net/leave-the-leaves/#bonus Resources Max mentioned Removing autumn leaves in residential yards reduces the spring emergence of overwintering insects https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969725004565?via%3Dihub Legacy effects of long-term autumn leaf litter removal slow decomposition rates and reduce soil carbon in suburban yards https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ppp3.10499 Other Backyard Ecology™ resources Discover Your Next Steps Habitat Creation Quiz https://www.backyardecology.net/discover Backyard Ecology™ Community https://www.backyardecology.net/community/ Thank you Thank you to our amazing Patrons who go above and beyond every month to provide financial support which helps us create so much free content for everyone to enjoy and learn from. =========================== Connect with us! ============================= Blog: https://www.backyardecology.net/blog Podcast: https://www.backyardecology.net/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backyardecology Good Old Snail Mail: Grassy Roads LLC PO Box 652 Glasgow, KY 42142-0652 =========================== Help support the channel!! ============================= Purchase our book: Attract Pollinators and Wildlife to Your Yard - 15 Free and Easy Ways: https://shannontrimboli.com/shop/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backyardecology Or you can give a one-time donation at: PayPal Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=K7F3HJLJT9F8N&ssrt=1693151981984 🌻🌻🌻🌻 Video Services I Use and Recommend 🌻🌻🌻🌻 I am a member of the Think Media Video Ranking Academy and can honestly say it has been a huge boost in getting this channel off the ground! Well designed program and great support! If you are a YouTuber you owe it to yourself to check out what they have to offer. Check out a FREE class here: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147510103/yzA6smie Or if you are super serious about making YouTube a career, go all in and go straight to the VRA signup: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147518609/yzA6smie I also use the vidIQ browser extension which basically supercharges your YouTube analytics and provides greater insights into how your channel is performing. It also includes some super cool AI tools and channel audit capabilities that are incredibly helpful with refining your YouTube game! They have both free and paid versions. Try out the FREE vidIQ tools here and learn about what vidIQ can do for you and your channel: https://vidiq.com/backyardecology * These are affiliate links and we earn a small commission from purchases made when using them, so using them helps to support the Backyard Ecology channel!
The Science Behind "Leave the Leaves"!
🌲🌲🌲🌲 Link to Trees of Eastern North America field guide: https://www.backyardecology.net/recommendations/#tena 🌲🌲🌲🌲 🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️ Link to the gloves shown in the video: https://www.backyardecology.net/recommendations/#gloves 🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️ 🟠🟠🟠🟠 Learn more about the American persimmon in this video: https://youtu.be/sSNg-b-v7Ek 🟠🟠🟠🟠 This video it not sponsored. Some Links are affiliate links! – We receive a small commission for purchases made through these links, but it comes at no extra cost to you. All commissions that we receive through these links goes toward producing Backyard Ecology™ content. We appreciate your support. The common pawpaw, Asimina triloba, is best known for the large, tropically flavored fruits it produces. While the fruit is a hit with both humans and wildlife, the pawpaw has a lot more to offer. It not only is a beautiful, tropical looking native tree, but is also an important host plant and has some fascinating natural history surrounding its life cycle. Common pawpaw is also filled with phytochemicals that add yet another layer to investigate about this awesome native tree. Learn about all these subjects and more in this deep dive into the tree that produces North America’s largest native fruit, the pawpaw! =========================== Connect with us! ============================= Blog: https://www.backyardecology.net/blog Podcast: https://www.backyardecology.net/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backyardecology Good Old Snail Mail: Grassy Roads LLC PO Box 652 Glasgow, KY 42142-0652 =========================== Help support the channel!! ============================= Purchase our book: Attract Pollinators and Wildlife to Your Yard - 15 Free and Easy Ways: https://shannontrimboli.com/shop/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backyardecology Or you can give a one-time donation at: PayPal Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=K7F3HJLJT9F8N&ssrt=1693151981984 Chapters: 0:00 Common Pawpaw, Asimina triloba, Native Range, Largest Native Edible Fruit, Brief Overview 0:52 Common Pawpaw, Asimina triloba, Mature Size, Preferred Habitat, Colony Forming, Growth From, Uses for Pawpaw Wood 1:46 Common Pawpaw, Asimina triloba, Soil and Light Requirements, Light Requirements for Best Pawpaw Production 2:38 Common Pawpaw, Asimina triloba, Why Is It Called Common Pawpaw, Small-Flowered Pawpaw, Asimina parviflora, Other Pawpaw Species 3:27 Common Pawpaw, Asimina triloba, Belongs to the Custard Apple Family Annonaceae 3:52 Common Pawpaw, Asimina triloba, Foliage Characteristics, Fall Color, Identification by Leaves 4:44 Common Pawpaw, Asimina triloba, Foliage Used as a Host plant by the Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly and Pawpaw Sphinx Moth, Leafcutter Bees, Pawpaw is Deer Resistant 5:34 Common Pawpaw, Asimina triloba, Bark Characteristics and Uses 5:53 Common Pawpaw, Asimina triloba, Twig Characteristics 6:03 Common Pawpaw, Asimina triloba, Flower Bud Characteristics 6:22 Common Pawpaw, Asimina triloba, Leaf Bud Characteristics, Terminal Bud Characteristics 6:48 Trees of Eastern North America Field Guide 7:49 Common Pawpaw, Asimina triloba, Flower Characteristics and Bloom Time 8:43 Common Pawpaw, Asimina triloba, Pollination by Flies and Beetles, Pollination Self-incompatibility 9:49 Common Pawpaw, Asimina triloba, Pawpaw Fruit and How They Form on the Tree 10:33 Common Pawpaw, Asimina triloba, Where Does the Name Pawpaw Come From? 11:00 Common Pawpaw, Asimina triloba, Fruit Characteristics and Fruiting Period 11:40 Common Pawpaw, Asimina triloba, Drawbacks of Pawpaw Fruit, Seeds, Possible Stomach Issues, Contact Dermatitis 12:07 Common Pawpaw, Asimina triloba, Research into Improving Pawpaw as a Crop, Hurdles to Pawpaw Becoming a Commonly Available Fruit 12:37 Common Pawpaw, Asimina triloba, Popularity of Pawpaws, Wild Foraged, Festivals, Towns Named After Pawpaws, State Fruit, Ale8one 13:10 Common Pawpaw, Asimina triloba, Wildlife Use of Pawpaw 13:31 Common Pawpaw, Asimina triloba, Precautions When Eating Pawpaws, Neurotoxicity, Bioactive Compounds, Acetogenins, Annonacin, Possible Parkinsons Type Condition, Is It Safe to Eat Pawpaws, What Parts of Pawpaw Not to Eat, Rules to Follow When Eating Pawpaws 15:14 Common Pawpaw, Asimina triloba, Possible Uses of Pawpaw in Cancer Treatment 15:49 Another Tasty Fall Native Fruit the American Persimmon
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