Finding the Mother Tree

Raised in the hardy forest communities of British Columbia, scientist Suzanne Simard overturned conventional beliefs in proving that trees are connected underground by an immense web of fungal mycelia, at the centre of which lie the Mother Trees: the mysterious, powerful entities that sustain the forest. Her landmark work has been immensely influential, revealing the complex cycle of forest life. A scientific detective story from the ecologist who first discovered the hidden language of trees.