The Hidden Life of Trees
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The Hidden Life of Trees

What They Feel, How They Communicate—Discoveries from A Secret World

  1. 288 pages
  2. English
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  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Hidden Life of Trees

What They Feel, How They Communicate—Discoveries from A Secret World

About this book


A NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER • One of the most beloved books of our time: an illuminating account of the forest, and the science that shows us how trees communicate, feel, and live in social networks. After reading this book, a walk in the woods will never be the same again.

“Breaks entirely new ground ... [Peter Wohlleben] has listened to trees and decoded their language. Now he speaks for them.”—The New York Review of Books

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BRAINPICKINGS • HONORABLE MENTION: SEJ Rachel Carson Environment Book Award • Shortlisted: Audible International Book of the Year Award • Books For a Better Life Award • Indie Choice Award—Nonfiction Book of the Year

Are trees social beings? In The Hidden Life of Trees forester and author Peter Wohlleben convincingly makes the case that, yes, the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, support them as they grow, share nutrients with those who are sick or struggling, and even warn each other of impending dangers. Wohlleben also shares his deep love of woods and forests, explaining the amazing processes of life, death, and regeneration that he has observed in his woodland.

“A declaration of love and an engrossing primer on trees, brimming with facts and an unashamed awe for nature.”—Washington Post

“Heavily dusted with the glitter of wonderment.”—The New Yorker

Includes a Note From a Forest Scientist by Dr.Suzanne Simard

Published in Partnership with the David Suzuki Institute

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Table of contents

  1. Table of Contents
  2. Foreword
  3. Introduction to the English Edition
  4. Introduction
  5. 1: Friendships
  6. 2: The Language of Trees
  7. 3: Social Security
  8. 4: Love
  9. 5: The Tree Lottery
  10. 6: Slowly Does It
  11. 7: Forest Etiquette
  12. 8: Tree School
  13. 9: United We Stand, Divided We Fall
  14. 10: The Mysteries of Moving Water
  15. 11: Trees Aging Gracefully
  16. 12: Mighty Oak or Mighty Wimp?
  17. 13: Specialists
  18. 14: Tree or Not Tree?
  19. 15: In the Realm of Darkness
  20. 16: Carbon Dioxide Vacuums
  21. 17: Woody Climate Control
  22. 18: The Forest as Water Pump
  23. 19: Yours or Mine?
  24. 20: Community Housing Projects
  25. 21: Mother Ships of Biodiversity
  26. 22: Hibernation
  27. 23: A Sense of Time
  28. 24: A Question of Character
  29. 25: The Sick Tree
  30. 26: Let There Be Light
  31. 27: Street Kids
  32. 28: Burnout
  33. 29: Destination North!
  34. 30: Tough Customers
  35. 31: Turbulent Times
  36. 32: Immigrants
  37. 33: Healthy Forest Air
  38. 34: Why Is the Forest Green?
  39. 35: Set Free
  40. 36: More Than Just a Commodity
  41. Note From a Forest Scientist
  42. Acknowledgments
  43. Notes
  44. Index