The Hidden Life of Trees: Discovering How Trees Communicate, Feel, and Support Each Other in Forests 🌲 A New Look at Forest Life In The Hidden Life of Trees , Peter Wohlleben, a German forester, challenges traditional views of trees as passive organisms. Drawing from decades of experience and recent scientific discoveries, Wohlleben reveals that trees are far more complex, intelligent, and interconnected than most people realize. According to his observations, trees form families, communicate through underground fungal networks (sometimes called the "Wood Wide Web"), and even share nutrients with sick or struggling neighbors. 🌿 Communication and Cooperation One of the central ideas in the book is that trees “talk” to each other—not in words, but through scent signals, electrical impulses, and root systems. Wohlleben explains how a tree under attack by pests can send out chemical signals to warn nearby trees, which then produce protective chemicals of their own. In ancient...