“But the most astonishing thing about trees is how social they are. The trees in a forest care for each other, sometimes even going so far as to nourish the stump of a felled tree for centuries after it was… — Peter Wohlleben Copy Share Image
“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.… — Peter Wohlleben Copy Share Image
“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… — Peter Wohlleben Copy Share Image
“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… — Peter Wohlleben Copy Share Image
“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
