Sublime

This, the most widely distributed tree in North America with close kin on three continents, all at once feels unbearably rare. She

We found that trees could communicate, over the air and through their roots. Common sense hooted us down. We found that trees take care of each other. Collective science dismissed the idea. Outsiders discovered how seeds remember the seasons of their childhood and set buds accordingly. Outsiders discovered that trees sense the presence of other nea

Dr. Simard’s discovery of the “wood wide web” pervading our forests.9 What and how much information is exchanged

By injecting radioactive gases into tree trunks, Simard was able to track the movement of substances between individual trees. Much to her astonishment, she discovered that different species of trees actually shared food underground.

The wood wide web has been mapped, traced, monitored, and coaxed to reveal the beautiful structures and finely adapted languages of the forest network. We have learned that mother trees recognize and talk with their kin, shaping future generations. In addition, injured trees pass their legacies on to their neighbors, affecting gene regulation, defe