A wizard who goes on and on (I mean this in the best way) interviews another wizard who goes on and on and refrains from going on and on to let the other one go on and on…simply the best 😊
I like how Tony asked a question at 16:40 , and Mr. Croat went on a ramble for almost half an hour but by the end he actually got back on topic and actually answered the question. Great interview Tony!
its nice to hear tony shut up and listen. you can tell he's lovin this guy, who says scrubiculi? this old man is adorable and his vocabulary is impeccable. could you interview more botanists and growers. do like a talk show, it'd be good
Somebody setup a trip for these two together in the cloud forest! I could watch this for hours! I always learn something and gain more respect for plants and nature in these videos. You guys are both rock stars in my eyes!
I’ve been thinking how much of science is not recorded, I know these guys record all relevant data, but they fail to realize that the real data is the science we did along the way. That’s not a joke. All these scientists record so much data, but along the course of their study they only record the data they’re looking for, and ignore so much of it. It’s especially true with biology, but not exclusive to it by any means. I’d hate to have a camera watching me all the time, but I can’t think of a better solution, and at this point we’re all carrying cameras anyway… we just all need body cameras that take infinite video, are always on and don’t need charging. Easy peasy.
That sounds like a wonderful idea. I hope you don’t mind my mentioning that they traveled far and wide with nary a step in this show. Still! I like your idea, and I would be first in line to buy tickets to watch that kind of a show
Earlier this evening I was reading about a Florida teacher being investigated by their Department of Education for showing her fifth grade class a PG-rated Disney movie as part of an _environmental science_ lesson. Chillax folks, she could've been teaching them about beetle orgies in aroid sex dungeons. LOL
oh my gosh, Dr. Croat was sooo happy. :) it made me happy, too. your viewers are right, you should do these interviews more often! we need more of that contagious enthusiasm & profound knowledge to compliment yours. it's great to listen to you bounce off ideas & knowledge with other botanists.
I visited the Missouri Botanical Garden a month ago on a day with perfect spring weather and it truly is a world class destination! Their native plant garden was amazing with some species I had never seen in the wild before in the midwest.
I used to work at the Missouri Botanical Garden and I miss it every day! It truly has a world class collection. Thank you so much for visiting and sharing this!
I fix and inspect appliances. My world is saturated with dead mechanical devices that are made for leisure and comfort. This show is fascinating, and at many times had me wondering where my passport was. Knowledge of plants…as beautiful as the plants themselves. Just Wow!! Thank you for sharing this!
My voodoo lilies would bloom during the community garage sale 😝 I had to put up an apology sign in front of them. A few old ladies were retching from their roadkill aroma. Worth it for them. Variegated beauties are stunning with more flower than plant.
Which ones? My favorite was dozens of my konjac bulbs blooming indoors for Xmas and around that time… pretty nice having the in-laws over for that. It is actually interesting that different folks smell different flavors from them… some of them smelled “dirty grade school bathroom” flavor, others said roadkill. Personally I smell both, if I’m being specific I think “dead dog in august in a dirty horse stall”. 😊
The knowledge just flows right out of this gentleman. You could listen to him all day. If you'd like an Aroid as a houseplant I can recommend Aglaonema (no last name) sold in garden centers. Mine likes a very unusual combination of dark and dry conditions, and has light green foliage.
I have 3 of the fellas behind him, a Molee, a Tahiti, and a Congo it looks like from here. These are my favorite plants for inside the house, along with the Pothos varieties -Some of which are total stunners - of which I have hundreds of little buddies. Great interview Man!
I’m truly shocked that they haven’t taken over, because they build and solve everything and are less work, less water and fun. I’m mystified and disappointed.
Hi Joey, thanks what an excellent interview. Over the years I have grown hundreds of thousands of Philodendron selloum and many other aroids that I pollinated then, I grew them from seed.
Tony, what restaurant on “The Hill” are you eating at tonight? I see you are in my hometown. Awesome educational videos by the way. I am fascinated by your self taught knowledge.
this whole vid is so informative; I had no idea that leaf rolling direction had a name and was important and different by species c_c I once grew a philodendron from cutting and the first few leaves that came out of it had that involute vernation going and were a bit deformed; and then the plant switched back to convolute which is how it's always been. haven't seen it again since and no clue what caused it..
I grew up in st Louis and mobot was my favorite place to go and take photos St Louis has an amazing free zoo and mobot is one of the best botanical gardens in the nation
OMG... I watched this entire episode in one sitting. It was healing. Thank you for creating something able to hold my focus that gave so much. It's so funny that now I want to make a road trip to this place ! The world around me has been so crazy and depressing, but putting my attention here has made a change I'm unable to explain. Of course, there are many local plants that can have the same healing effect. The problem is probably that I haven't prioritized it. Thank you again.
I found this channel while looking up plants I see at work. And now I find myself learning so much about the plants we live with every day, and plants from other parts of the world. Wish my memory could hold all the new info. Thank you for making botany interesting and fun.
Could you talk to an aquatic aroid expert please? It is always forgotten that some aroids are actually aquatic. I have both and love them all. My Australian dwarf tree frogs love my aroids and they love them back because their poop is the best food in the world to them. Happy plants and happy frogs, it's beautiful.
Beautiful. Another great video. I'm sitting here realizing most of my house plants are aroids including the bucephalandra and anubias in my fish tanks. It's been kind of hard to find info on the buce. I found one in tissue culture at petco who's name seems to translate as town trash hill or town toilet hill....
I do watch these sped up .25x... but I'm surprised I made it all the way through... Tom is really an interesting scientist, loved hearing about his methods, both past and present.
As a novice interested in b😂otany but an avid gardener all my life, this is really fascinating! What a wonderful interview and a beautiful man. Really interesting even though I don't know half of what he's talking about. But that's what I love so much about this channel. I can listen to this all day, and often my family has Joey steaming in the background.
Thank you! Aroids add drama & interest in my garden here in South Florida. I'm also reminded of a wild aroid in my father's garden as a kid that loved the cool climate of San Francisco's winters.
Amazing episode. I am an orchid grower but I do have many Anthurium mostly strappy ones, Morona, pendulum, etc. Ans a number of Amorphophallus, but this guy supercharges my Anthurium interest.
So awesome to see you at the Botanical Garden that I would visit as a child in the seventies with my family and for school. Thank you for being you, GFY
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A wizard who goes on and on (I mean this in the best way) interviews another wizard who goes on and on and refrains from going on and on to let the other one go on and on…simply the best 😊
Wasn’t it just beautiful to watch! Love your comment!
Perfectly said! Such an incredible episode…..
Love that quiet “go fuck yourself, bye.” No need to upset the wonderful elderly botanist.
Man, I would replace so many crappy TV shows with just this guy talking about Aroids. Here's hoping for part 2 someday.
Yap I love Dr.Tom
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WELLWE'REWAITING.gif lol
@@MenwithHillspill it!
@@swayback7375it's called Kill Your Lawn
@@swayback7375this bastard has a tv show now
This interview is what youtube was created for.
Friggin legend. These interviews are fantastic.
His official title : Tom croat the aroid goat
I like how Tony asked a question at 16:40 , and Mr. Croat went on a ramble for almost half an hour but by the end he actually got back on topic and actually answered the question. Great interview Tony!
After watching this, I'm aware of how much time I've wasted around uninteresting people 😊
What a terrific discussion, thank you Joey!
Oh yeah decades
Quit Facebook.
I love every part of this - an expert who is interviewing someone more expert, being polite and listening.
its nice to hear tony shut up and listen. you can tell he's lovin this guy, who says scrubiculi? this old man is adorable and his vocabulary is impeccable. could you interview more botanists and growers. do like a talk show, it'd be good
100% agree !!
He has a lot of interviews on his podcast. You should check it out!
@@WanderingMiqo where can I find them?
Podcast?
Thanks. Here goes another evening or fifteen...
Somebody setup a trip for these two together in the cloud forest! I could watch this for hours! I always learn something and gain more respect for plants and nature in these videos. You guys are both rock stars in my eyes!
this
I’ve been thinking how much of science is not recorded, I know these guys record all relevant data, but they fail to realize that the real data is the science we did along the way. That’s not a joke. All these scientists record so much data, but along the course of their study they only record the data they’re looking for, and ignore so much of it. It’s especially true with biology, but not exclusive to it by any means. I’d hate to have a camera watching me all the time, but I can’t think of a better solution, and at this point we’re all carrying cameras anyway… we just all need body cameras that take infinite video, are always on and don’t need charging. Easy peasy.
That sounds like a wonderful idea. I hope you don’t mind my mentioning that they traveled far and wide with nary a step in this show.
Still! I like your idea, and I would be first in line to buy tickets to watch that kind of a show
Look who’s on his best behavior!
Edit: Man, what a great episode.
I'm only 7 and a half minutes in, and the endorphins are pumping. I have 9 different species around me right now.
Holy crap, an hour and a half?! I'm going to need some snacks and drinks.
I’m going to need a part 2
This got me through a bad assignment. LOVE Aroids.
Earlier this evening I was reading about a Florida teacher being investigated by their Department of Education for showing her fifth grade class a PG-rated Disney movie as part of an _environmental science_ lesson. Chillax folks, she could've been teaching them about beetle orgies in aroid sex dungeons. LOL
😂😂😂
If DeSantis treats Disney like he does, imagine how he would react to our favorite botanist.
@@helenpatterson3858 who?
What a fabulous gentleman. Thanks for sharing him with us
This interview was incredible, such an awesome dive into Ariods with a legend that's dedicated his life to it. Thank you for showing us this Tony!
oh my gosh, Dr. Croat was sooo happy. :) it made me happy, too. your viewers are right, you should do these interviews more often! we need more of that contagious enthusiasm & profound knowledge to compliment yours. it's great to listen to you bounce off ideas & knowledge with other botanists.
I could listen to this guy for days
Not alone there pal lol dude has a good voice and an even better humor repertoire ❤
This guy is great and he knew you-he relates to you so much because he appreciates your humor and informality and knowledge! 2+2=15!!
I visited the Missouri Botanical Garden a month ago on a day with perfect spring weather and it truly is a world class destination! Their native plant garden was amazing with some species I had never seen in the wild before in the midwest.
i'm so happy. i've only been hoping for a CPBBD aroid episode for 3 years now.
Wizardry and shenanigans in the dungeon. Always a gr8 time
Holy shit it's the perfect CPBBD interview. Croat is an absolute legend.
Its always great to listen to someone still passionate about 'their' field after accumulating a life time of knowledge on the subject.
I used to work at the Missouri Botanical Garden and I miss it every day! It truly has a world class collection. Thank you so much for visiting and sharing this!
That was the most engaging interview I have seen in ages. The depth of knowledge and wisdom... Thank you.
What a legend, so enthusiastic still after all those years in the field, genuinely inspiring
Very interesting about the beetles as pollinators, especially considering how many of them you've documented in your footage.
I fix and inspect appliances. My world is saturated with dead mechanical devices that are made for leisure and comfort. This show is fascinating, and at many times had me wondering where my passport was. Knowledge of plants…as beautiful as the plants themselves. Just Wow!! Thank you for sharing this!
I know nothing about botany but i loved learning and hearing two experts passionately talk about what they love.
This interview is excellent! More interviews with botanists and herbalists please
My voodoo lilies would bloom during the community garage sale 😝 I had to put up an apology sign in front of them. A few old ladies were retching from their roadkill aroma.
Worth it for them. Variegated beauties are stunning with more flower than plant.
I collect Amorphophallus bulbs too. Lol the smell takes some getting used to
Priceless 😀
Which ones?
My favorite was dozens of my konjac bulbs blooming indoors for Xmas and around that time… pretty nice having the in-laws over for that.
It is actually interesting that different folks smell different flavors from them… some of them smelled “dirty grade school bathroom” flavor, others said roadkill. Personally I smell both, if I’m being specific I think “dead dog in august in a dirty horse stall”. 😊
Information overload, by an information overlord ... great stuff!
How many botanical gardens are you banned from lol, I’m glad you got to go to this beautiful collection!
The knowledge just flows right out of this gentleman. You could listen to him all day. If you'd like an Aroid as a houseplant I can recommend Aglaonema (no last name) sold in garden centers. Mine likes a very unusual combination of dark and dry conditions, and has light green foliage.
I love it! I feel like I just sat through a couple of PHD level botany classes specifically about aroids! Can't wait for the next one!
I didn’t know I was interested in aroids, but, I am!
I just passed a lovely afternoon listening to these fine, educated gentlemen. 10 out of 10 Joey.
Thank you for sharing such valuable information with us subscribers.
I have 3 of the fellas behind him, a Molee, a Tahiti, and a Congo it looks like from here. These are my favorite plants for inside the house, along with the Pothos varieties -Some of which are total stunners - of which I have hundreds of little buddies. Great interview Man!
What a wealth of knowledge. Very cool video. In my opinion food forests seems like the better alternative.
I’m truly shocked that they haven’t taken over, because they build and solve everything and are less work, less water and fun. I’m mystified and disappointed.
What a wonderful guy and you sure made his eyes twinkle with joy and mischief.
Had a fantastic time! What a great interview
I need to hang out with more people like you and that guy. Absolutely captivating -- as usual!
I can't believe I commented just the other day about the Missouri Botanical Garden, and here he is there today.
OK.......that was frickin great. Thanks to all.
This channel is such a treasure trove for people truly looking for information! This is an awesome video thanks for sharing the passion and knowledge
That episode was a real banger!
My brain feels bigger having listened to this man. Thanks to you both.
ah man, it's so exciting to hear you cover aroids because the aroid/houseplant craze is what originally got me hooked onto botany in general.
For real the living legend thank you so much for sharing. This is so fascinating.!!🎉❤❤❤
Excellent Joey. Respect you buddy.❤
Hi Joey, thanks what an excellent interview. Over the years I have grown hundreds of thousands of Philodendron selloum and many other aroids that I pollinated then, I grew them from seed.
Tony, what restaurant on “The Hill” are you eating at tonight? I see you are in my hometown. Awesome educational videos by the way. I am fascinated by your self taught knowledge.
Excellent content always interesting and informative, keep up the good work!
As a moron shit from spfd mo, I didn’t even know it was a thing.. now there going to have to kick me out too because I’m gunna go see!
this whole vid is so informative; I had no idea that leaf rolling direction had a name and was important and different by species c_c I once grew a philodendron from cutting and the first few leaves that came out of it had that involute vernation going and were a bit deformed; and then the plant switched back to convolute which is how it's always been. haven't seen it again since and no clue what caused it..
explain that creationists
I grew up in st Louis and mobot was my favorite place to go and take photos
St Louis has an amazing free zoo and mobot is one of the best botanical gardens in the nation
I could listen to you guys all day! Thanks Joey!!!
OMG... I watched this entire episode in one sitting. It was healing. Thank you for creating something able to hold my focus that gave so much.
It's so funny that now I want to make a road trip to this place !
The world around me has been so crazy and depressing, but putting my attention here has made a change I'm unable to explain.
Of course, there are many local plants that can have the same healing effect. The problem is probably that I haven't prioritized it. Thank you again.
Thank you
The passion in Mr. Croat's voice at 12:00 is infectious! Thank you for all your videos.
I found this channel while looking up plants I see at work. And now I find myself learning so much about the plants we live with every day, and plants from other parts of the world. Wish my memory could hold all the new info. Thank you for making botany interesting and fun.
Because of channels like yours, is what makes RUclips so great. Great work! Very interesting - can’t wait for part 2.
A legend. Amazing! Thank you 😊
Wow! What a great interview!
Rad. I saw lots on my nature walk today. Now I know what the heck they are! Duckweed! Cool man.
Could you talk to an aquatic aroid expert please? It is always forgotten that some aroids are actually aquatic. I have both and love them all. My Australian dwarf tree frogs love my aroids and they love them back because their poop is the best food in the world to them. Happy plants and happy frogs, it's beautiful.
Beautiful. Another great video. I'm sitting here realizing most of my house plants are aroids including the bucephalandra and anubias in my fish tanks. It's been kind of hard to find info on the buce. I found one in tissue culture at petco who's name seems to translate as town trash hill or town toilet hill....
What a great chap, and a great interview!
I do watch these sped up .25x... but I'm surprised I made it all the way through... Tom is really an interesting scientist, loved hearing about his methods, both past and present.
Glad you decided to upload this!
Was upset when i was almost finished with the video that it wasn’t longer ;D
Wow, very cool…love this guy! Visit him again someday for Part 2
Wonderful interview. Thank you. Arums are more interesting than I knew.
If you told me this guy was Paul stamets, and I close my eyes, I'd buy it
Good information from a legend thanks
As a novice interested in b😂otany but an avid gardener all my life, this is really fascinating! What a wonderful interview and a beautiful man. Really interesting even though I don't know half of what he's talking about. But that's what I love so much about this channel. I can listen to this all day, and often my family has Joey steaming in the background.
wonderful episode. Huge appreciation for the tropical americas.
Thank you! Aroids add drama & interest in my garden here in South Florida.
I'm also reminded of a wild aroid in my father's garden as a kid that loved the cool climate of San Francisco's winters.
Could listen to yous both all day
Agree excellent interview. Thx Tony
what a great interview! thanks for getting this
Amazing interview.
I love this. He knows SO many words that I don’t.
Stories. Field scientists are interesting. I guess that’s why I’m subscribed.
Amazing episode. I am an orchid grower but I do have many Anthurium mostly strappy ones, Morona, pendulum, etc. Ans a number of Amorphophallus, but this guy supercharges my Anthurium interest.
Great content!
So awesome to see you at the Botanical Garden that I would visit as a child in the seventies with my family and for school. Thank you for being you, GFY
Do you ever talk to your future self and be like , " I like that guy. Nice."
Yes!
Amazing! I've been to the Missouri Botanical and the climatron is mind blowing. Thanks- From Chicago
thank you for this!!
Dang! Awesome! Thanks for doing this interview! There's so much wild stuff out in the world! 🤯❤
Very interesting gentleman
absolutely fascinating
You recently made me realize something. I need to step up my game. Thanks for the amazing and inspirational work you do. I'm hooked.
What a delightful old chap.
Brilliant!
Awesome interview. Wisdom on display.