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Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
Finding the Mother Tree: Uncovering the Wisdom and Intelligence of the Forest
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On Nonscalability: The Living World Is Not Amenable to Precision-Nested Scales
Some studies of mast fruiting have suggested that the mechanism for synchrony comes not through the air, but underground. The trees in a forest are often interconnected by subterranean networks of mycorrhizae, fungal strands that inhabit tree roots. The mycorrhizal symbiosis enables the fungi to forage for mineral nutrients in the soil and deliver
... See moreRobin Wall Kimmerer • Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
This, the most widely distributed tree in North America with close kin on three continents, all at once feels unbearably rare. She
Richard Powers • The Overstory: A Novel
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
... See moreRichard Powers • The Overstory: Winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Dr. Simard’s discovery of the “wood wide web” pervading our forests.9 What and how much information is exchanged