The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries from a Secret World
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- May 25, 2015
- #Ecology #NaturalScience
In The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben shares his deep love of woods and forests and explains the amazing processes of life, death, and regeneration he has observed in the woo...
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Number of Pages: 288
ISBN: 1771642483
ISBN-13: 9781771642484
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Morgan Housel @MorganHousel
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Feb 18, 2021
- Curated in A Few Good Books
A fascinating book about the complexity of something that seems basic. One example: Trees that grow up in their mothers’ shade grow slowly, because their moms block most of the sun. Slow growth leads to dense wood, which leads to a strong tree. Trees that instead grow in the open sun, without their mom’s shade, grow very fast, gorging on all the light they can absorb. But fast growth leads to soft wood, which is susceptible to rot and fungus. That analogy – grow fast at your own peril – applies to many fields, as do several of the lessons in this book.
Morgan Housel @MorganHousel
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Feb 18, 2021
A fascinating book about the complexity of something that seems basic. One example: Trees that grow up in their mothers’ shade grow slowly, because their moms block most of the sun. Slow growth leads to dense wood, which leads to a strong tree. Trees that instead grow in the open sun, without their mom’s shade, grow very fast, gorging on all the light they can absorb. But fast growth leads to soft wood, which is susceptible to rot and fungus. That analogy – grow fast at your own peril – applies to many fields, as do several of the lessons in this book.
Miguel da Fonseca @SafeGamble
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Nov 27, 2022
- Answered to What are you reading and would you recommend it?
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But the most fascinating recently is this:
Kelsey | Linguist Magazine @KRCopywriter
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Jan 21, 2023
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The Secret Life of Trees was really good.