Why the forest and not the park? This is a tough truth to tell you, but trees planted in parks, backyards, on sidewalks, or any other area where the trees did not naturally grow are usually very isolated and lonely. All of this may be happening as you take a rest under the shade of a seemingly quiet tree in the forest. Yes, trees can indeed be very ruthless when it comes to competition for precious sunlight. "Hey, stay out of my light, or you can catch these hands - errr- branches…" You will also learn that trees are a little scrappy-did you know that there are trees whose branches whip the branches of competing trees when the wind blows, resulting in the other trees losing branches? Imagine the conversations going on between trees: These fungi are capable of sucking the life out of trees when given the opportunity you will have to read the book to find out the particulars of this relationship between trees and fungi. But let’s not get too excited about fungi being friends to trees because some are more foe than friend.
That fungi rabbit hole you went into three months ago because everyone is talking about psychedelics and microdosing? Welcome back to your obsession with fungi because you will find out how fungi help trees relay messages to each other and even aid in exchanging nutrients.
You will learn that trees are more of a community than you ever imagined. This book reads more like a novella than your regular ol' non-fiction boring science book. Trees would be last on the list of things that we believe would have hidden lives but strap in and find out why trees are the stars of many dramas unfolding in forests, parks, and even in your backyards. The phrase “ hidden life” may conjure up images of midnight trysts, embezzlement, and disguises.
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries From a Secret World, which you can reserve through Library To-Go or e-media platforms Libby and Overdrive, tells us of the struggles trees must endure quietly from seedling to their inevitable dying “breath.”
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