The Hidden Life of Trees

fairy tales of trees with human faces, trees that can talk, and sometimes walk.

The trees don’t want to take anything away from each other, and so they develop sturdy branches only at the outer edges of their crowns, that is to say, only in the direction of “non-friends.”

Life in the slow lane is clearly not always dull.

fairy tales of trees with human faces, trees that can talk, and sometimes walk.

The roots of forest trees don’t actually grow very deep

lovingly cared for and watered

Every fall, their roots are trimmed

One of the oldest trees on Earth, a spruce in Sweden, is more than 9,500 years old

stork nest crown

old trees fertilize the forest and help their offspring get a better start in life