Do trees communicate?

Root networks, trees, forest, mycorrhizae,

[layinlow]

I like how she lights up when talking about the "mother tree". It is this kind of empathy and enthusiasm that will give us useful knowledge and an understanding of the world we live in perhaps before it is too late. As Einsteind said, "imagination is more important than knowledge".

[vedi]

Reminds me of the planet "Pandora" from the movie Avatar. Everything, everyone connected to each other in a complex network. It looks very much like network of neurons in the brain, capillary network on the leaf, the river network of the Amazon or the structure of our Universe. One is only micro-meters wide, the other is billions of light-years across. They fit into the theory of fractals which says "fractals are typically self-similar patterns".

[Manolo]

Indeed, this is old knowledge. It's ofcourse not language as we know it, but it is language in the oldest form. Chemical language! They are sending messages to each other so that they can both survive.

[vedi]

These networks show a pattern which can be compared to fractals. There are thousands of example of fractals patterns found in nature like,
clouds
river networks
fault lines
mountain ranges
craters
lightning bolts
coastlines
various vegetables (cauliflower and broccoli)
animal coloration patterns
Romanesco broccoli
heart rates
heartbeat
earthquakes
snow flakes
crystals
blood vessels and pulmonary vessels
ocean waves
DNA etc.

[peterrespectneck]

trees dont communicate with sound but that doesnt mean sharing nutrients isnt communication! its like a deaf person giving another deaf person some food because they see their hungry! ive always known the forest grew in communities! all life works together! you can be scientific, philosophical or spiritual about it, but the whole world seeks to be in harmony because thats what benefits the whole world! its a shame people dont realise that and respect the web of existence like they should!

[vedi]

So, it is always better to give a serious consideration to any theory or finding before rejecting it altogether. Otherwise, we are no different from those religious fanatics who rejects everything beyond their beliefs.