The tree does not reach skywards out of self-interest, bud out of vanity, provide out of self-gain, or wilt out of despair. It is fundamentally connected and seasonally attuned as but a piece of the greater whole.
instagram.comThe tree does not reach skywards out of self-interest, bud out of vanity, provide out of self-gain, or wilt out of despair. It is fundamentally connected and seasonally attuned as but a piece of the greater whole.
it extends the reach of the tree’s own roots as the web grows out toward other trees.
Peter Wohlleben • The Hidden Life of Trees: The International Bestseller
Instead of digging its roots deep and solitary into the earth, the oak tree grows its roots wide and interlocks with other oak trees in the surrounding area.
