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The Hidden Life of Trees: The International Bestseller
pedagogical method that ensures the well-being of the little ones.
from The Hidden Life of Trees: The International Bestseller by Peter Wohlleben
Natasha Schön added 2mo ago
More light, more sun, more ultraviolet radiation. The last causes changes in people’s skin, and it appears the same thing happens with trees. Intriguingly, the outer bark on the sunny side of the trees is harder, and this means it is more inflexible and more inclined to crack.
from The Hidden Life of Trees: The International Bestseller by Peter Wohlleben
Natasha Schön added 2mo ago
Some trees appear to have chosen the banana as a model for their trunks. The lower part sticks out at an angle, and then the trunk seems to have taken a while to orient itself vertically.
from The Hidden Life of Trees: The International Bestseller by Peter Wohlleben
Natasha Schön added 2mo ago
Accordingly, scientists call these “drunken forests.”
from The Hidden Life of Trees: The International Bestseller by Peter Wohlleben
Natasha Schön added 2mo ago
produce a total of about 1.8 million beechnuts. From these, exactly one will develop into a full-grown tree—and in forest terms, that is a high rate of success, similar to winning the lottery.
from The Hidden Life of Trees: The International Bestseller by Peter Wohlleben
Natasha Schön added 2mo ago
gets even more complicated when a new trunk grows out of an old stump.
from The Hidden Life of Trees: The International Bestseller by Peter Wohlleben
Natasha Schön added 2mo ago
But not every tree sheds in the same way. There are species that shed constantly (fastidious people would recommend an anti-dandruff shampoo for such cases). Then there are others that flake with restraint.
from The Hidden Life of Trees: The International Bestseller by Peter Wohlleben
Natasha Schön added 2mo ago
This whipping action damages the crowns of neighboring non-related trees, slaps off their leaves and new growth, and, at least in the short term, restricts their growth.
from The Hidden Life of Trees: The International Bestseller by Peter Wohlleben
Natasha Schön added 2mo ago
Every young tree can do just as it likes. So, every year, they go at it as though they were in a race, and every year, they put on a growth
from The Hidden Life of Trees: The International Bestseller by Peter Wohlleben
Natasha Schön added 2mo ago