Imagine walking through a forest and knowing that beneath your feet lies an invisible internet connecting every tree around you. The ground is alive with conversation. Trees are sharing food with ...

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Legend has it that trees talk to each other. You might have even pondered if a falling tree goes unnoticed in an otherwise empty forest. This magical image of talking trees — seen in movies, mythology ...

Which came first, the acorn or the oak? A more important question is which came first: our words for trees, or our understandings of what trees are? Human discourse around trees both shapes and is ...

Beneath the forest floor lies an invisible web where trees exchange nutrients and even warnings. Scientists call it the “Wood Wide Web,” and it reveals that trees may be far more connected than we ...

It’s raining while I write this. A steady soaking rain that brings the world of plants out of dormancy and into life during the spring. In a rush of budding, sprouting and flowering, trees are taking ...

While we anxiously await the results of the state’s annual Arbor Day poster contest (sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, the U.S. Forest Service and MA Tree ...