Fascinating piece. The insight that the tree consciously grew a second heart years before the limb would need it really shifts how we think about plant intelligence. Back when I was working with sensor networks in natural habitats,we'd see similar patterns of anticipatory resource allocation that nobody could explain. The mycorrhizal connection as a kind of distributed nervous system makes alot more sense than the mechanistic models we were using.
My day lifts every time you share your words... Thanks again, your words are a light to me. Lucky I have read the books you mention, and found them due to you. You educate and delight me, and for that I am grateful!
Reading this was like taking a breath of fresh air. I have read several books about trees, The Mother Tree being one of them. (Have you heard of Peter Wohlleben also? Great tree guy!) I've been drawn to them for several years and the more I learn, the more I deeply believe they - and all of creation - are not just operating by mere instinct. There is an element of love embedded within it all..not necessarily that they have "feelings" but that there's a sacred intentionality in their mechanisms, biological input and output, etc. This essay brilliantly affirms the heartbeat of restoration and generational advancement that is pulsing through these mighty oaks.
Fascinating piece. The insight that the tree consciously grew a second heart years before the limb would need it really shifts how we think about plant intelligence. Back when I was working with sensor networks in natural habitats,we'd see similar patterns of anticipatory resource allocation that nobody could explain. The mycorrhizal connection as a kind of distributed nervous system makes alot more sense than the mechanistic models we were using.
My day lifts every time you share your words... Thanks again, your words are a light to me. Lucky I have read the books you mention, and found them due to you. You educate and delight me, and for that I am grateful!
Reading this was like taking a breath of fresh air. I have read several books about trees, The Mother Tree being one of them. (Have you heard of Peter Wohlleben also? Great tree guy!) I've been drawn to them for several years and the more I learn, the more I deeply believe they - and all of creation - are not just operating by mere instinct. There is an element of love embedded within it all..not necessarily that they have "feelings" but that there's a sacred intentionality in their mechanisms, biological input and output, etc. This essay brilliantly affirms the heartbeat of restoration and generational advancement that is pulsing through these mighty oaks.