Finding the Mother Tree : Uncovering the Wisdom and Intelligence of the Forest

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'A scientific memoir as gripping as any HBO drama series' Kate Kellaway, Observer A dazzling scientific detective story from the ecologist who first discovered the hidden language of trees No one has done more to transform our understanding of trees than the world-renowned scientist Suzanne Simard. Now she shares the secrets of a lifetime spent uncovering startling truths about trees: their cooperation, healing capacity, memory, wisdom and sentience. Raised in the forests of British Columbia, where her family has lived for generations, Professor Simard did not set out to be a scientist. She was working in the forest service when she first discovered how trees communicate underground through an immense web of fungi, at the centre of which lie the Mother Trees: the mysterious, powerful entities that nurture their kin and sustain the forest. Though her ground-breaking findings were initially dismissed and even ridiculed, they are now firmly supported by the data. As her remarkable journey shows us, science is not a realm apart from ordinary life, but deeply connected with our humanity. In Finding the Mother Tree, she reveals how the complex cycle of forest life - on which we rely for our existence - offers profound lessons about resilience and kinship, and must be preserved before it's too late.Author: Simard, Suzanne,author
Contributors: Simard, Suzanne,author
Binding: paperback
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Languages: English,Published,English,Original Language
Edition: 1
Published/Release Date: 3 Mar 2022
Bic Classification: Popular science, Plant ecology, Applied ecology, Trees, wildflowers & plants
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Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher/Studio/Brand: Penguin Books Ltd
Author/Director/Artist: Suzanne Simard
Dimension (cm): 199x129x22 mm
Package Dimension (cm): 24x195x129 mm
Item Weight (g): 292
Package Weight (g): 290