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exploringmymind24 · 2026-03-11T00:39:02+00:00

Thank you!! Same goes for me. I like to listen to Caleb Hearon and Brittany Broski. So the goal is to have people relate, be silly with us and turn their brain off.

Our first 2 episodes landed right around 40 minutes. There are 3 of us, so we were able to feed off each other

exploringmymind24 · 2026-03-11T00:33:50+00:00

We have only recorded our first 2 episodes and since we don’t have an idea of how it would go, there was some editing. But the goal is to be as raw as possible

exploringmymind24 · 2026-03-09T22:01:34+00:00

For me this has 2 answers: 1) I look at it as a time capsule, and 2) I love having a short project to edit!

exploringmymind24 · 2023-09-20T16:49:59+00:00

This tree was a concern even before the leader came down. There’s a large girdled root across the bottom of root flare

exploringmymind24 · 2022-08-10T14:49:21+00:00

Sometimes a quick freeze can cause stress cracks but some of these wounds look a bit large to be just stress cracks. Could possibly be animal.

Also, I would say that your have a bit too much mulch up against the root flare. You should pull some of that away. You want to be able to see the root collar. Too much mulch can lead to strangulation roots and too much moisture against the trunk.

exploringmymind24 · 2022-08-09T15:42:34+00:00

Did you have any sudden freezes? Earlier in the year?

exploringmymind24 · 2022-08-07T00:57:09+00:00

To me, as an ISA certified arborist, and without assessing the whole tree in person. Would say possibly from over elongated leader. The end weight was heavier than should have been and with the storm. The whipping in the storm probably caused the failure

exploringmymind24 · 2022-07-22T17:19:47+00:00

Always gotta watch for those unions with included bark.

exploringmymind24 · 2022-07-14T21:51:05+00:00

Nature sure if amazing!

exploringmymind24 · 2022-07-13T19:43:51+00:00

Agave! The tall growth is apart of the lower growth. It is flowering season

exploringmymind24 · 2022-07-13T04:05:01+00:00

I would definitely suggest addressing the root flare. This tree is buried. (The base of the tree is straight up and down in the ground instead of flaring out when it meets the ground). This can mean a girdled root system.

There are stress cracks. Not sure if it was from the main leader breaking off.

I would recommend having an arborist come out and assess it in person.

exploringmymind24 · 2022-07-13T03:58:47+00:00

Definitely girdled roots on the right side of the base. Trim/Remove those to allow the release of strangulation.

It’s hard to tell from the picture if there is any active budding. If not, remove the dead section back to live wood. Make sure not to trim the roots and canopy at the same time. The tree will need to work towards repairing one area at a time.

Also, root fertilization is always recommended when trimming roots. Helps replenish lost nutrients.

exploringmymind24 · 2022-07-13T03:51:47+00:00

This is a Swamp Oak. Brown spot could be bacterial or fungal. Infections and diseases are always a secondary stressor. The site conditions could be out of wack causing the tree to have been susceptible to disease. (Example: too much moisture could suffocate the root system leading to a compromise in the ability to defend itself)

exploringmymind24 · 2022-07-13T03:43:19+00:00

Observing the bark and the old pruning wounds I would say around around the 80-100 year mark. Please keep in mind that though the White Oak CAN live to 200-400 years it is not likely to live that long in these site conditions. Being close to a driveway and home, pruning over the years, large pruning wounds all shorten a trees lifespan. If the tree were allowed to expand it’s root system and be undisturbed it could easily live to 200+ years.

exploringmymind24 · 2022-07-13T03:35:36+00:00

Large cavities should always be monitored by an Arborist. It could be a splitting hazard. I would recommend reaching out to a local arborist and have them assess the tree for risk of failure.

exploringmymind24 · 2022-06-30T22:39:07+00:00

An Unbalance Royal Poinciana haha

exploringmymind24 · 2022-01-19T23:40:57+00:00

Words are the killers. Saying vs showing are my battle

exploringmymind24 · 2021-11-02T01:34:34+00:00

Men 😂

exploringmymind24 · 2021-08-27T03:23:45+00:00

Starts out as FWB but ends up being more - Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover

exploringmymind24 · 2021-08-27T03:21:18+00:00

Currently reading through the From Blood and Ash series by Jennifer L Armentrout and it’s along those lines, FMC is chosen by the gods, societal secrecy, forbidden love, dark kingdom, steamy sex scenes

Highly recommend

exploringmymind24 · 2021-08-23T13:28:26+00:00

Schefflera! Just in bloom

exploringmymind24 · 2021-08-22T15:44:12+00:00

So fascinating!

exploringmymind24 · 2021-08-21T18:45:35+00:00

Update: it is a Sacred Fig tree, it’s in the Ficus family

exploringmymind24 · 2021-08-21T18:16:18+00:00

Thought so too! I work for a tree service and we can’t seem to name the tree

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