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Audio Tour with BBG Arborist Chris Roddick

Hear It From an Expert

Chris Roddick, BBG's chief arborist, takes you on an audio tour of seven remarkable trees located here at the Garden. Just load up these mp3 files on your iPod (or other digital music player) and listen at home—or, better yet, bring it with you when you come and check out the Big City, Big Trees exhibit.

The Podcasts

1. Listen: Brooklyn Botanic Garden's chief arborist, Chris Roddick, explains just what it is that arborists do.
   
   
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2. Listen: Arborist Chris Roddick introduces the smooth-leaf elm (Ulmus carpinifolia), the first stop on BBG's Big City, Big Trees walk.
   
   
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3. Listen: The black cherry tree (Prunus serotina) is a habitat for wildlife, explains BBG arborist Chris Roddick.
   
   
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4. Listen: Chris Roddick presents one of BBG's most beloved trees, the magnificent Caucasian wingnut (Pterocarya fraxinifolia).
   
   
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5. Listen: Learn about the fascinating bald cypress (Taxiodium distichum) from BBG arborist Chris Roddick.
   
   
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6. Listen: Hear all about BBG's hybrid oak, the Quercus x hawkinsii from the arborist who has climbed it countless times.
   
   
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7. Listen: Chris Roddick explains the whys and wherefores of a fascinating self-grafted Crimean linden (Tilia x euchlora).
   
   
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8. Listen: Chris Roddick describes the stately, versatile pumpkin ash (Fraxinus tomentosa).
   
   
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