The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben

“Part of the nature of the animal world is that we can never fully know or have the capacity to truly understand how they behave and what motivates them,” she says. Jonathan Bastian talks with celebrated author and New Yorker staff writer Susan Orlean about her latest collection of essays, “ On Animals.” Orlean describes her instant and endless fascination with animals and why her connection to them - and especially donkeys - runs deep. Our fascination with the natural world and our ability to connect with other living species is especially pronounced when it comes to our relationship with animals. It's like a mirror: When we treat forests better, we treat ourselves better,” says Peter Wohlleben, author of “The Hidden Life of Trees.”ĭelve deeper into life, philosophy, and what makes us human by joining the Life Examined discussion group on Facebook. “Trees are very important for our health and how we treat the forest. German forester and author Peter Wohlleben explains how the real brain of the tree is in its roots: “There the tree makes decisions, there the tree stores its memory and there is a lot of communication with the surrounding species in the soil and between the trees of the same, let's say family.” Photo by Miriam Wohlleben. “Being in the forest, it goes back to normal.” Our blood pressure doesn’t actually get better because we are in nature, but rather, it’s the other way around: “When you're going out of a forest in your office, into your home, into the city then your blood pressure rises,” he says. “And that is caused because we are breathing in tree communication and our body reacts.” “When you walk in the forest, your blood pressure sinks, your immune system gets better,” Wohlleben explains. He also discusses the age-old ties linking humans to the forest, and whether a tree has the ability to heal and to feel. In Wohlleben’s latest book, “ The Heartbeat of Trees: Embracing Our Ancient Bond with Forests and Nature,” Wohlleben describes the latest research on how trees communicate and cooperate with each other as if they were family. Peter Wohlleben says trees are social creatures, they can communicate and even store memories. Renowned German forester and author of “The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate,”

The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben