Walk through a forest, and it is easy to imagine the trees as peaceful neighbors, quietly supporting one another. Popular books and documentaries have described vast underground fungal webs ...

Trees rely on a network of fungal friends for good health. Mycorrhizal (from the Greek “myco” fungus, and “rhizae” root) fungi occur naturally, and help trees in many ways. The fungi help the trees ...

New research is first to show that growth rate of adult trees is linked to fungal networks colonizing their roots. Being highly connected to a strong social network has its benefits. Now a new ...

Peter Wohlleben is a renowned German forester and author of “The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate.” He says that because trees cannot move, they use their roots to ...