Category: General
New Lebanon Book Group: "The Hidden Life of Trees " by Peter Wohlleben
May 7, 2017
German Forest Ranger Finds That Trees Have Social Networks, Too.
PRESENTING scientific research and his own observations in highly anthropomorphic terms, the matter-of-fact Mr. Wohlleben has delighted readers and talk-show audiences alike with the news — long known to biologists — that trees in the forest are social beings. They can count, learn and remember; nurse sick neighbors; warn each other of danger by sending electrical signals across a fungal network known as the “Wood Wide Web”; and, for reasons unknown, keep the ancient stumps of long-felled companions alive for centuries by feeding them a sugar solution through their roots. - Sally MGrane, NYT, 1/29/2016
NEW READERS, VISITORS & DROP-INS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!
