In his 2016 book, The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben introduces these magnificent plants as social creatures, communicating through scents, electrical signals and underground via a fungal-linked “wood wide web”. Whether Australian trees do all this with an Aussie accent is not revealed. From frozen snow gums to bloated boabs to Jurassic-era Wollemi pines, our continent is home to some of the world’s most incredible trees. Many though are fending off threats wrought by climate change, logging, introduced pathogens and disease. As the trees talk to each other, it’s vital we also hear their cries. Find a tree that means something to you, stand alongside it, and listen carefully: you might learn the language of a truly hidden world…
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