05/27/2025
Research shows that the largest, oldest trees in a forest - often called âmother treesâ- can identify their kin thought chemical and hormonal signals. They use underground fungi networks to transfer nutrients like carbon, nitrogen, and water directly to their seedlings, helping them survive.
Mother trees prioritize their own offspring, offering them greater resources and protection compared to unrelated trees. The selective nurturing increases the survival and resilience of the next generation, reinforcing the cooperative intelligence of the forest.
In this series, youâll discover five remarkable ways trees sense, feel, respond, and thriveânot as individuals, but as members of a deeply cooperative community. The more we learn, the more we realize: trees donât just grow⌠they listen, support, and remember.
View Did You Know Tree Series, https://treerhythms.net/did_you_know
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