The Hidden Life of Trees

I've always loved trees, ever since I was a child. I grew up in a forest. I married in a forest. I chose my house because of the enormous trees on the property.

But I've never known much about trees until I read this book.

Peter Wohlleben drawn up on research and his years of personal experience with trees and forests to tell the truths about trees. He tells a story of trees as social beings, trees that care for their children, that care for each other. He shares the secret powers of trees, the ways trees are able to warn other trees of danger, how trees can send predators scurrying off by deploying scents. He tells of ways trees can communicate with each other, ways that are almost unnoticed by man.

An altogether fascinating read.