The Hidden Life of Trees

Posted on 26 October 2017 by Peter Wohlleben

In The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben shares his deep love of woods and forests and explains the amazing processes of life, death, and regeneration he has observed in the woodland and the amazing scientific processes behind the wonders of which we are blissfully unaware Much like human families, tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, and support them as they grow, sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result of such interactions, trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast, solitary trees, like street kids, have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group.Drawing on groundbreaking new discoveries, Wohlleben presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities he describes how these discoveries have informed his own practices in the forest around him As he says, a happy forest is a healthy forest, and he believes that eco friendly practices not only are economically sustainable but also benefit the health of our planet and the mental and physical health of all who live on Earth. New Download Books The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben – kino-fada.fr 3.75 If a tree falls in the forest there are other trees listening The first time I fell hard for a tree was in the Sequoia National Forest standing at the base of General Sherman I was always a treehugger in my head but at that moment I was literally a treehugger If you ve never gazed up at one of the giants you are missing out on one of the earth s wonders I don t know these people but it was wiser to post their picture than mine because it s not legal to step over that barrier and get so 3.75 If a tree falls in the forest there are other trees listening The first time I fell hard for a tree was in the Sequoia National Forest standing at the base of General Sherman I was always a treehugger in my head but at that moment I was literally a treehugger If you ve never gazed up at one of the giants you are missing out on one of the earth s wonders I don t know these people but it was wiser to post their picture than mine because it s not legal to step over that barrier and get s...I do recommend reading this book, even though I have given it only two stars Remember two stars is a book that is OK Read it for the new and interesting information it contains The book reports up to date information about the complex, symbiotic networks underlying communication between trees It stresses that trees should be seen not as separate entities but rather as parts of a community where individuals are aware of their neighbors, relate to them, communicate with them and help each othe I do recommend reading this book, even though I have given it only two stars Remember two stars is a book that is OK Read it for the new and interesting information it contains The book reports up to date information about the complex, symbiotic networks underlying communication between trees It stresses that trees should be seen not as separate entities but rather as parts of a community where individuals are aware of their neighbors, relate to them, communicate with them and help each other survive Absorbing information about particular tree species, plants, fungi, insects and birds is provided Anyone who appreciates nature, anyone who quite simply...As humans, daft creatures that we are, we are predisposed to look at where the action is Swift movements, loud noises and bright colours capture our attention Maybe this stems from our primitive instinct for survival, allowing us to spot the dangers darting in our general direction Or it could be the result of our desire to procreate that can t make us look past flaunted flesh and luscious lips Whatever the reasons, at some point we have begun to think in terms of foreground and ...Tolkien was right Trees live in the sloooooow lane imagine healing a skin wound over decades but what lives they lead They have incredible social networks, share food, rear children, and care for the ill Yes, there s some anthropomorphization here, but stillWhen evolution has figured out how to tell time and talk to one another, you wish the trees could also talk to us and tell their stories Peter Wohlleben has come pretty close to speaking for them and I will never look at trees the sa Tolkien was right T...You can read this for the science or, like me, for how it helped me see We are always in need of books that part the curtains of the familiar, the stuff we walk around and take for granted In this case trees, all around us, the beings who help us breathe It turns out they compete and cooperate and communicate, they form alliances and have processes that we are hard call to name so we must resort to words like grief and love If you are non scientific like me, or even if you are, you will be t You can read this for the science or, like me, for how it helped me see We are always in need of books that part the curtains of the familiar, the stuff we walk around and take for granted In this case trees, all around us, the beings who help u...My father s father was a legendary grafter of trees So I was told He died a few years before I sprouted so I never knew him But my father, who had a sense of wonder at the way things worked, learned the art and so, I was able to see a peach tree that had one branch full of plums and he grafted a white dogwood to a pink one No reason Just to show he could This technique, like many mechanical things, was not passed on to the next generation Dr Suzanne Si My father s father was a legendary grafter of trees So I was told He died a few years before I sprouted so I never knew him But my father, who had a sense of wonder at the way things worked, learned the art and so, I was able to see a peach tree that had one branch full of plums and he grafted a white dogwood to a pink one No reason Just to show he could This technique, like many mechanical things, was not passed on to the next generation Dr Suzanne Simard, who helped discover the maternal instincts in trees, describes mother trees as dominant trees widely linked to other trees in the forest through their fungal root connections These trees pass their legacy on to the next generation an...Peter Wohlleben has written a wonderful little book about trees He is a forester he manages a forest in Germany He must do a wonderful job, as he has amazing insights into the life of trees and tree society.Did I say society Yes, trees communicate with each other, nurture their young, and aid the ill when disease or distress strikes Does this sound unlikely Well, it sounded a bit over the top to me, until I started reading this book Forests are superorganisms that exchange nutrients throu Peter Wohlleben has written a wonderful little book about trees He is a forester he manages a forest in Germany He must do a wonderful job, as he has amazing insights into the life of trees and tree society.Did I say society Yes, trees communicate with each other, nurture their young, and aid the ill when disease or distress strikes Does this sound unlikely Well, it sounded a bit over the top to me, until I started reading this book Forests are superorganisms that exchange nutrients through inter connected root systems They are a bit analogous to ant colonies Wohlleben cites evidence of a 400 year old beech tree that was actual...We read in fairy tales of trees with human faces, trees that can talk, and sometimes walk This enchanted forest is the kind of place, I feel sure, that Peter Wohlleben inhabits His deep understanding of the lives of trees, reached through decades of careful observation and study, reveals a world so astonishing that if you read his book, I believe that forests will become magical places for you, too The electrical impulses that pass through the roots of trees, for example, move at the slowWe read in fairy tales of trees with human faces, trees that can talk, and sometimes walk This enchanted forest is the kind of place, I feel sure, that Peter Wohlleben inhabits His deep understanding of the lives of trees, reached through decades of careful observation and study, reveals a world so astonishing that if you read his book, I believe that forests will become magical places for you, too The electrical impulses that pass through the roots of trees, for example, move at the slow rate of one third of an inch per second Translated from the German version, which was published in 2015, Wohlleben shares with the reader the secrets that foresters have known for a while Trees live in, have, a relations...Peter Wohlleben fotografia de Gordon Welters para The New York Times Peter Wohlleben n 1964 um guarda florestal alem o que trabalha para o munic pio de Hummel, na regi o de Eifel, sudoeste da Alemanha.O livro A Vida Secreta das rvores o resultado da actividade e do fasc nio que Peter Wohlleben tem pela floresta n o, necessariamente, pela silvicultura moderna apenas interessada na produ o de madeira e na maximiza o econ mica do neg cio florestal, mas, fundamentalmente, na silvicultu Peter Wohlleben fotografia de Gordon Welters para The New York Times Peter Wohlleben n 1964 um guarda florestal alem o que trabalha para o munic pio de Hummel, na regi o de Eifel, sudoeste da Alemanha.O livro A Vida Secreta das rvores o...If you ve ever pondered the thought experiment in which a tree falls in an empty forest and the sound of its fall is in limbo, Peter Wohlleben s nonfiction might be for you Quite simply, the sound would be heard, according to Wohlleben, because trees are able to interpret sound and communicate with one another Not only that, Wohlleben attributes memory and thought to the stationary beings which most of us have long considered non sentient This is a book full of revelations abou...

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26 October 2017

Peter Wohlleben