Das geheime Leben der Bäume: Was sie fühlen, wie sie kommunizieren - die Entdeckung einer verborgenen Welt

Peter Wohlleben, a German forester, describes what he has learned from years of managing a beech forest in the Eifel region. He explains that trees communicate through scent signals and a network of fungi in the soil, sometimes called the wood-wide web, and that mother trees seem to feed their offspring and support sick neighbors. He covers topics such as how trees measure time, why trunks bear scars, how they cope with pests and drought, and what happens in managed forests. Wohlleben draws on scientific studies as well as his experience, and he writes in a friendly style, sometimes with a degree of anthropomorphism.

It suits anyone who likes nature writing and wants to look at forests differently.

Clear-cut; a moderate read.

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