Trees @Barkbyte

Convergent evolution means some of us are more closely related to grasses or broccoli than we are to each other. #TikTok tiktok.com/t/ZTREwmtWA/?t…

Trigger warning: This story has a sad ending, but it’s a good lesson to keep in mind. Also, the technology they use to diagnose this white oak is clever indeed. tiktok.com/t/ZTRsyE8ea/

“Through decades of study, Simard and other ecologists have revealed how fungi and trees are linked in vast, subterranean networks through which organisms send messages and swap resources.” wapo.st/3QO0hFb

“Giant elders of the forest, which Simard believes play a critical role in maintaining fungal networks, nurturing younger seedlings and safeguarding millions of tons of carbon stored in vegetation and soil.” washingtonpost.com/climate-soluti…

Over on Mastodon, be sure to follow #thicktrunkthursday. That is all.

One would think people would consider the importance of the environment to their well-being, but there’s a lot of money to be made by exploiting the environment, and they’ve demonstrated which they value more.

Historian Jill Lepore speaks wisdom here. Consider the virtues of attributing political power to trees.

On the resilience of forests. yesmagazine.org/issue/pleasure…

All of nature displays nature's underlying intelligence. It's always fun when humans wise up to that fact. newyorker.com/culture/annals…

Nice sentiment from Herr Hesse here (if you go for his inflated views of ordinary things).

John Hagel @jhagel

4 years ago

Wisdom from Hermann Hesse: "For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers. I revere them when they live in tribes and families, in forests and groves. And even more I revere them when they stand alone." bit.ly/3vHcQJx

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Not every tree could pull this off. Well done, my brother.

Dear Dr. Kimmerer: It’s sweet of you to want to photosynthesize, but that’s our job. Yours—clearly—is to speak for us, for we speak in a language that Twitter cannot translate. Thank you.

Speaking of 🌳🌲 “People are always asking us what kinds of trees to plant near distribution power lines; here are 30 recommendations that are all under 30 feet tall.” –Bob Allen Download a PDF of our 30 Under 30 poster here: eversource.com/content/docs/d… #necisa2021

"Imagine if we could create a machine that could turn carbon in the air into wood." —@RubenBolling's friend Josh

“Hey, I know what would stretch artistic boundaries: Let’s torture some trees!”

This is fucked up.

we have found the final boss of trees

We stand with the people who see us.

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As if encouraging the climate disaster is not bad enough, he’s coming after us one by one.

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Well-known: American chestnut was wiped out in the 20th c. by an exotic fungus. Less well-known: chestnut was an agricultural industry. Now blight-resistant chestnut is here. Last week we had a kickoff brunch to bring back the industry. (Image: young American chestnuts.) 1/16