From tiny flowers to grand networks of aspens, we are surrounded by trees and plants. And, we are learning more about our green neighbors all the time. What can you learn from the recent discoveries we’ve collected here?
Plants and animals share many of the same genes—but we use some of them in different ways.
https://blog.helix.com/eya-twg-plant-human-similarities/
Fungi, whales, trees, and humans grow the same way, and growth, not metabolism, is the common pattern that ties all complex life together.
Under our feet is an information superhighway that allows plants to communicate.
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20141111-plants-have-a-hidden-internet
https://www.nationalforests.org/blog/underground-mycorrhizal-network
Bristlecone pines only grow in the arid regions of the Western United States, and can live for thousands of years.
https://www.oldest.org/nature/bristlecone-pine-trees-usa/
Heirloom Farming from Jefferson’s Estate
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/farming-gardens-at-monticello
Andrew Jackson’s Magnolias
https://www.gardendesign.com/trees/presidential.html
A Photo Gallery of Vermont’s Oldest Trees
https://fpr.vermont.gov/forest/big-tree-photo-gallery
Why do trees from 300 million years ago have more complex structures than they do today?
But There's Some Trouble…
The sixth mass extinction, climate change, and the loss of habitats and species, threaten Europe’s native woodlands.
https://mossy.earth/rewilding-knowledge/tree-extinction
In Australia:
Facts About Large-scale Tree Planting
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-55795816
Grand Challenge: Understanding and Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet
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