Nurse! (Western Hemlock)

<p>When a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? We don’t know! But it sure does make a lovely habitat for a plethora of little creatures and plants. Today we examine nurse logs from the persective of one of the best, the Western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), a species that excels at the practice. Then we weigh the odds with The Cone Scale.</p><p><br></p><p>Completely Arbortrary is produced and hosted by Casey Clapp and Alex Crowson</p><p><br></p><p>Support the pod an...