Do trees communicate with other trees or plants?

Ecologist Suzanne Simard has shown how trees use a network of soil fungi to communicate their needs and aid neighboring plants. Now she's ... These are fungi that are beneficial to the plants and through this association, the fungus, which can't photosynthesize of course, explores the soil. read more

They might seem like the strong, tall and silent type, but trees actually communicate with each other. Forest ecologist Dr Suzanne Simard, from the University of British Colombia, studies a type of fungi that forms underground communication networks between trees in North American forests. read more

They argue that plant communication is a misnomer; it really might just be plant eavesdropping. Rather than using the vascular system to send messages across meters-long distances, maybe plants release volatile chemicals as a faster, smarter way to communicate with themselves — Heil calls it asoliloquy. read more

Hidden under your feet is an information superhighway that allows plants to communicate and help each other out. It’s made of fungus Hidden under your feet is an information superhighway that allows plants to communicate and help each other out. read more