Trees live in symbiosis with hyphae (fungus/mold roots). A tea spoon of dirt contains kilometers of these roots. One species can spread throughout entire forests over centuries. They exchange nutrients with trees, along with information about insects, drought and other dangers. It's like a 'wood wide web'.

Peter Wohlleben
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If you know the life cycle of a tree, you know where it came from. By knowing something about its origins, you can begin to understand the history of the tree. If you take root, you are capable of spreading to many different places. You are capable of doing great things that are far greater than you think.

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