“It all starts with the wolves. Wolves disappeared from Yellowstone, the world’s first national park, in the 1920s. When they left, the entire ecosystem changed. Elk herds in the park increased their numbers and began to make quite a meal… — Peter Wohlleben Copy Share
“The saliva of each species is different, and trees can match the saliva to the insect. Indeed, the match can be so precise that… — Peter Wohlleben Copy Share Image
“If a giraffe starts eating an African acacia, the tree releases a chemical into the air that signals that a threat is at hand. As the chemical drifts through the air and reaches other trees, they “smell” it and are warned of the danger. Even before the giraffe reaches them, they begin producing toxic chemicals. Insect pests are dealt with… — Peter Wohlleben Copy Share
“In the symbiotic community of the forest, not only trees but also shrubs and grasses—and possibly all plant species—exchange information this way. However, when we step into farm fields, the vegetation becomes very quiet. Thanks to selective breeding, our cultivated plants have, for the most part, lost their ability to communicate above or below ground—you could say they are deaf… — Peter Wohlleben Copy Share
“But together, many trees create an ecosystem that moderates extremes of heat and cold, stores a great deal of water, and generates a great… — Peter Wohlleben Copy Share Image
“There are more life forms in a handful of forest soil than there are people on the planet.” — Peter Wohlleben Copy Share Image
“It all starts with the wolves. Wolves disappeared from Yellowstone, the world’s first national park, in the 1920s. When they left, the entire ecosystem changed. Elk herds in the park increased their numbers and began to make quite a meal of the aspens, willows, and cottonwoods that lined the streams. Vegetation declined and animals that depended on the trees left.… — Peter Wohlleben Copy Share
“forests are superorganisms with interconnections much like ant colonies.” — Peter Wohlleben Copy Share Image
“Every tree, therefore, is valuable to the community and worth keeping around for as long as possible. And that is why even sick individuals… — Peter Wohlleben Copy Share Image
“The difference is that it is even darker under the leaves of their cohort that has pulled ahead than it was under their mothers.” — Peter Wohlleben Copy Share Image
“We have learned that mother trees recognize and talk with their kin, shaping future generations. In addition, injured trees pass their legacies on to… — Peter Wohlleben Copy Share Image
“František Baluška from the Institute of Cellular and Molecular Botany at the University of Bonn is of the opinion that brain-like structures can be… — Peter Wohlleben Copy Share Image
“My hope is that the wolves’ stewardship of natural processes in Yellowstone will help people appreciate the complex ways that trees interact with their… — Peter Wohlleben Copy Share Image
