In case you haven't realized this already - I LOVE TREES!!!! I found "Grandfather Tree", a huge immensely old juniper tree, in the forest nearby. I visit with Grandfather and learn much wise counsel!! Trees are MUCH MORE than We know, and what are We doing to them??!! Thanks, in advance, for caring!!
Lymerick

There are reasons why so many of us anthropomorphize trees. They stand tall like people, they sway, for torsos they have trunks, and for arms, branches. But are there more similarities between trees and people than those that meet the eye?

Peter Wohlleben is one of a number of experts who believes this to be the case. Wohlleben is a German forester and the best-selling author of "The Hidden Life of Trees." He has spent decades working with our arboreal cohabitants and getting to know their secrets.

It may come as little surprise that we've written about the tree-whispering Wohlleben before. Among other topics, we've covered his take on trees forming bonds like an old couple and looking after each. Whenever I read another interview with Wohlleben, I can’t help but write again. The following comes from an exchange with Richard Schiffman at Yale e360. The whole interview is poetry (hey, poetree!), but I especially love when he talks about trees and memory.

Trees and Memory

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