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Jennie Martin Ethnobotany
United Kingdom
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 9 เม.ย. 2014
Jennie is an ethnobotanist, environmental educator and conservationist. Over the past 30 years she has worked with a wide variety of clients (aging from 5 - 95!). She runs workshops and trainings for rangers, forest school leaders, bushcraft practitioners and the general public. She has written accredited training courses, as well initiating some innovative conservation programmes.
At the core of all her work is a desire to bring nature and people closer so that both can benefit from this powerful relationship. Her desire is that, by understanding and noticing more that is around us in the natural world, we are more likely to care for our wild spaces whist at the same time, enhancing our own health and wellbeing.
This channel is where her botanical geekiness has become unleashed! This channel is fun exploration of plants, their uses and ecological relationships.
To find out more about Jennie's work visit: jenniemartin.co.uk
At the core of all her work is a desire to bring nature and people closer so that both can benefit from this powerful relationship. Her desire is that, by understanding and noticing more that is around us in the natural world, we are more likely to care for our wild spaces whist at the same time, enhancing our own health and wellbeing.
This channel is where her botanical geekiness has become unleashed! This channel is fun exploration of plants, their uses and ecological relationships.
To find out more about Jennie's work visit: jenniemartin.co.uk
Pines and the shedding of winter scales
The bud scales are shedding and new life emerges, strobili (male and female 'flowers'), vegetative shoots, pollen. Lovely to take time to ‘stop and stare’…
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Cryptomeria Japonica Pollen cones
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Maybe not one for hay fever sufferers! The male ‘flowers’ (aka pollen cones or strobili) on Cryptomeria Japonica filmed at Kew Gardens in London late last week. Cryptomeria Japonica (or Sugi or Japanese cedar) is an important timber tree in Japan and China, as well as a sacred tree often used to build temples. It can grow to over 1000 years old and is also use in horticulture as a favourite urb...
Birch - a pioneer species
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Ever wondered why Birch trees are called pioneer species? It has alot to do with the seeds. Something delightful to look out for on your autumn and winter walks.
Squirrel and Stone Pine Kew
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Interupting dinner time for a grey squirrel at Kew Gardens London
Fern delights!
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Time to stop and stare... Ferns are ancient plants that evolved around 370 million years ago before flowering plants and conifers. Right now, if you flip over the fronds on some of ferns in the northern parts of the UK you might be able to see the sori splitting open to reveal the spores waiting to be released on the wind. If you don't have a magnifying glass to see this, and you have a smart p...
Warm Spring Days and Pine Cones
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Enjoy on a warm spring day the sound of the Scots pine cones popping open.
Spring Flowers! Yew (Taxus baccata) male flowers and pollen
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An enigmatic tree that lives for hundreds of years, provides a wonderful habitat for a variety of species, an important donor of pharmaceutical drugs and is one you want to avoid at this time of year if you have pollen allergies
Beech Tree Fagus sylvatica
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Lockdown walks with a botanical eye... how to identify the tree with elephant feet!
Big Trees! Sequoias
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Lockdown in London day???: The big things! Redwoods... largest and tallest trees on the planet :)
Forest Bathing
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Inspired by the Japanese tradition of Shinrin Yoku, Forest Bathing involves gentle meditative exercises, such as focusing on the breath and mindfulness techniques which are used to reduce stress, still the mind, and cultivate a richer relationship with ourselves and the natural world. I recorded this when walking around a local loch near my home in the North of Scotland during the first lockdow...
Lockdown day 13: Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
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How to identify one of our main hedgerow plants and the main ingredient of Sloe Gin
Lockdown in London day 11: Scots Pine (Pinus Sylvestrus)
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How to identify a Scots pine by bark, needles and cone...
Lockdown in London 9: Elder (Sambucus nigra) winter buds and magic wands!
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Elder one of the first trees to burst their buds in winter.
Lockdown in London day 8: Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)
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Lockdown day 8: Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) with a bark that always catches my eye.
Lockdown in London day 7: Shape shifting Ivy leaves
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Lockdown in London day 7: Shape shifting Ivy leaves
Lockdown day 2: Ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior)
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Lockdown day 2: Ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior)
Lockdown day one: Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) winter
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Lockdown day one: Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) winter
Very good homoeopathy medicine is created by this
Thanks for this video
Is it a strong scent?
I thought it had a smooth bark ?...
Tanks
Thank you for your video and description. My favourite tree/hedge of the autumn.
Well, I had just seen this cover crop recommended in another video's comment section. Seemed like an excellent thing to have around... until you mentioned the worm repellant lol. Our suburban home is already suffering from what appears to be a worm apocalypse, and are now buying them to reintroduce to our yard. Would hate to plant this around to just annoy the new neighbors... lol
Beautiful plant i love this plant
lenticels, I had no idea they had a name - lovely stuff. I've managed to mention them in one of my books and sound right cleaver, thanks you.
Glad to be of service Andy!
I love the opening of this, what a natural you are with the camera. I've a patch of wild carrot right near me and I use the seeds extensively for a flavouring. They are lovely dried in breads and crackers, also just simply added to cultivated carrots with some butter then roasted.
Thank you so much!
These are great Jennie. Interesting stuff about the doctorine of signatures
Thanks Andy... glad you found it useful :)
V interesting!
So glad to have found your channel.
Love to see the seeds everywhere, little magical paws)
Thank you! It’s so interesting!
You said Red Clove gets rid of worms ? are the worms in the soil ?
I remember eating these thinking that they were trefoil Girl Scout cookies
sometimes you can find small bugs living in those catkins as well
Hi Raph, if you have any photos of the small bugs I would love to see them!
Thank you
what is szanza core pl replay me
Does this flower smell..??
Why did this recommended to me 😂 nice video though
A request, if you're up to it. I've read that clover has an excellent nitrogen exchange profile which is just one of the many benefits of having clover in gardens. I haven't found anything about Oxalis stricta, though, where nitrogen exchange is concerned. I have both in my garden, and am wondering what benefits, to the garden, arise from Oxalis stricta. Thanks in advance! (great videos, by the way!)
Hi Dave, an interesting question. You may be aware that Oxalis stricta (Yellow clover) and Trifolium repens (White clover) are from different botanical families? White clover being Fabaceae and yellow clover Oxalidaceae. This is where common names whilst I love them, can cause confusion. With regards to Oxalis stricta in your garden, it looks like recent research from the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa has shown Oxalis stricta to be a nitrogen fixer too.. bmcplantbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12870-019-2049-7... I hope that helps and glad you like the video!
Ok Jennie - stop it. I'm falling in love. lol - so, how did your shiitake mushrooms do?
Thank you SO much for your manner of presenting your expertise. Fabulous!
Just discovered your channel today. I'm a bit shocked that others haven't flocked to your channel as well. I'll let my friends know about you! Fabulous, straightforward expertise - thank you for that!
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Are the peeling bark, two sided leaves, and red aril enough to be sure it's a yew? Thank you!
Hi Frank, Thanks for your question. If you have a male Yew, then you won't have a 'fruit' i.e. the red aril, so you can't rely on this as an ID feature. I would also make sure to look at the needle attachment, shape and length, the colour of the needles and bark, size of the tree, shape of tree etc. I hope that helps!
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thank you! these details are very fascinating. i'm absorbing everything like a sponge. :) just planted a 4-year-old atlas cedar glauca. hopefully it grows into huge gorgeous tree.
Literally only video on TH-cam which actually showed lenticles. Great 👍👌👍
Good stuff!
Beautiful trees!
I love how these look in the winter. Love your videos too!
Really enjoyed this
Thank you RS, I am glad you enjoyed the post
Can clover be propagated by harvesting the white flower and spreading them around where you want them to grow ?
Excellent.. please keep adding more.. Regards Justin I have also done quite a few plant talks. Not as good as yours but I'm trying! Regards Justin
the scales on the cones are modified foliage just like paddles on a flower.
I’ve worked a lot with these flower buds! Making syrup and infusing the buds together is awesome! You can also infuse them in milk, strain and then make Mountain ash custard ☺️
Probably the most informative explanation of white clover I've found on TH-cam. Would have been perfect if you also touched a little about their root nodules, symbiosis with rhizobia and their importance. Anyway you've got 1 more subscriber.
Thank you Mr Freeze, I am glad you enjoyed the post. I agree so much more to add!
Very fascinating. Thank you for this info. I like keeping trifolia repens as a ground cover crop. They keep a nice cool micro climate at the soil level and attract lots of pollinators for my other plants. 💚🐝
thanks a lot, dont you know, does himalayan cedar have more longer pine than atlas?. thanks for shearing!
Thanks so much for these videos. I'm in lockdown and on a mission to try to identify local trees in winter.
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Here in Michigan we have the emerald ash borer so almost all our ash trees are gone
Not considered edible but a nice tree all the same
Love this Jennie, thanks for sharing your joy & knowledge! Hope yo catch up soon!
So lovely to see your face again & share your amazing knowledge- Miss You
Gratitude for bringing the magical awareness of these glorious trees xxx
Great photography, but not matched by the selection of music. At least I was able to turn it off :-)