The amazing ways trees communicate

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Larah Davies, Spirit Editor at Psychologies:

‘I love The Secret Life Of Plants by Peter Tompkins (Rupa & Co, £17.99) and The Secret Life Of Trees by Colin Tudge (Penguin, £12.99). These groundbreaking books enable you to understand how trees and plants speak to each other via their vast networks of roots.

‘For example, if a tree is sick, surrounding trees absorb fewer nutrients from the soil, so the sick tree can have more. This network of care is phenomenal. ‘If human beings could embrace this fundamental community ethic, our society would be much healthier and more harmonious.’

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