Read a fascinating book ‘The Secret Life Of Trees‘.
Trees are oldest living organisms – silent companions. German scientist Peter Wohlleben says, trees speak a sensitive silent language, communicate complex data via smell, taste, touch, electrical impulses.
Scientists found neighbouring trees help each other through root systems – directly by intertwining their roots, indirectly by growing fungal networks around roots. Serve as an extended nervous system connecting separate trees. Trees can distinguish their own roots from other species. Astonishingly social, inter-connected.
An average tree grows it’s branches until it encounters branch tips of an adjacent tree. Remarkable ‘olfactory warning’ system that signals to neighbouring trees of same species if a crisis is at hand (insect infestations). Each species produces a unique ‘saliva’, infused with varied pheromones targeted at specific predators (birds eating fruits).
Trees operate on timescales dramatically slower than ours, electrical impulses crawl at a speed of 1/3rd of an inch, per minute. Trees pass wisdom to generations through seeds.
Definitely worth a read for many more insightful facts…