Peter Wohlleben

three to ten years before they stand firm once again after such disruptions.

Mimosas are tropical creeping herbs

At first, the anxious leaves closed immediately, but after a while, the little plants learned there was no danger of damage from the water droplets. After that, the leaves remained open despite the drops.

makes fungi the largest known living organisms in the world.

honey fungus in Switzerland that covers almost 120 acres and is about a thousand years old

nitrogen and phos-phorus in plants that cooperate with fungal partners

United We Stand, Divided We Fall

they demand payment in the form of sugar and other carbohydrates

They demand up to a third of the tree’s total food production in return for their services.

capillary action and transpiration.