Unsere Wälder Unsere Wälder - Die Sprache der Bäume (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary

Unsere Wälder

Unsere Wälder - Die Sprache der Bäume (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary

Even though they stay put their entire life, trees are no solitary and silent beings. They have friends and business partners, relatives and enemies - and are linked to all of them. An underground network, the "wood wide web", connects the...See moreEven though they stay put their entire life, trees are no solitary and silent beings. They have friends and business partners, relatives and enemies - and are linked to all of them. An underground network, the "wood wide web", connects the trees with with information and nutrients. Chemical messages, through whose help the trees communicate or fend of enemies, also float in the woodland air. Like invisible communication-banners they pervade the woods. The air is furthermore nourished with oxygen, a waste product of the photosynthesis. One tree alone covers the daily requirement of ten humans. Beneath trees we wind down and become more healthy. Because even though we don't understand them, the secret language of trees, also works on us. And maybe that's why we love our forests so much. See less