The German Tree Whisperer

[Brett Chedzoy]

Tree Twitter?  Worth a read...

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/30/world/europe/german-forest-ranger-finds-that-trees-have-social-networks-too.html?emc=edit_th_20160130&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=52731914&_r=2 

[Lewis E. Ward]

    Not a fan of anthropomorphizing trees, would rather liste/observe to them and the other species as they interact with weather. The science has shown interconnections though. Paul Stamets writes about mychorrhizal networks that are very important in forested ecosystems. If you can ignore the fantastical assertions, his book Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World is a fun read

[Alicia Rose]

"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." - Interesting article in the New York Times