Do Trees Have Friends and Can They Talk to Each Other?
Nat Theo Nature Lessons Rooted in the Bible
Eryn Lynum
4.8 • 619 Ratings
🗓️ 3 October 2023
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
When God created plants, He made them in a very different way than animals and humans. And so the ways trees make friends and communicate with each other look quite different than our friendships and the way we talk! On this episode, we're exploring:
- How are trees and plants different than animals and humans?
- Do trees have friends?
- How do trees communicate?
- Why is it important that we choose our friends carefully?
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Scriptures in Today's Episode:
“Then God said, ‘Let the earth produce plants—some to make grain for seeds and others to make fruits with seeds in them. Every seed will produce more of its own kind of plant.’ And it happened. The earth produced plants with grain for seeds and trees that made fruits with seeds in them. Each seed grew its own kind of plant. God saw that all this was good.” Genesis 1:11-12
“So encourage each other and give each other strength, just as you are doing now.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11
“Two people are better than one, because they get more done by working together. If one falls down, the other can help him up. But it is bad for the person who is alone and falls, because no one is there to help.” Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Terms Learned in Today's Episode:
Nephesh: Hebrew word meaning living creatures (animal and humans) with blood, spirit, and the breath of life
Theology: The study of God
Forester: Someone whose job is taking care of a forest
Mycelium: Underground network of fungi, like a web of life, that produces mushrooms.
Tannin: Bitter chemical compound found in plants
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Sources that helped with research for this episode:
https://www.icr.org/article/are-plants-alive/
The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
https://www.kariega.co.za/blog/do-giraffe-make-trees-talk-to-each-other
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Magnify: A Wild & Wonderful Summer Adventure by Nat Theo
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Have you downloaded the free coloring sheet for this lesson? |
| 0:04.0 | Click the link in our show notes to print and color along as you listen. |
| 0:08.1 | And join the Nat Theo Club at the link in our show notes to receive a full lesson and activity guide and a bonus video of content every single week. |
| 0:17.0 | So you can dive deeper into every lesson. |
| 0:20.0 | Explore God's wild and wonderful world in the Nat Theo Club at Aaron Linum.com |
| 0:25.2 | slash club or at the link in our show notes. |
| 0:31.8 | Welcome to the Nat Theo podcast, where we explore nature, the Bible, and what both of them show us about |
| 0:42.4 | our creator, God, who made this wild and wonderful world. I'm your host, Aaron Linum. I'm a certified |
| 0:52.7 | master naturalist, Bible teacher, and author, and I am so excited |
| 0:58.4 | to explore God's Word and His Created World with you. Do you have a favorite tree? Maybe it's a tree |
| 1:09.6 | with perfect climbing branches or a fort in it. Or maybe your |
| 1:14.0 | favorite tree is one that erupts with beautiful, sweet-smelling flowers in the spring, or has |
| 1:20.6 | crisp, tasty apples in the fall. One of my favorite trees from childhood was this massive tree in our backyard that had a swing on it. |
| 1:31.3 | And I remember my brother and sister and I would climb up into that tree and jump onto the swing, |
| 1:38.3 | and I spent so many of my childhood days playing in that tree. |
| 1:42.3 | It's a good thing to make sure that some of the memories |
| 1:46.0 | that you're creating right now have special trees in them. When you walk in a forest or through a |
| 1:52.9 | park, it might not seem like the trees are up to too much. They can seem rather still and silent, |
| 2:06.1 | but there is a whole lot going on that we might not notice. |
| 2:16.3 | You see, trees are quite busy. Today we are exploring the active life of trees, and here's our trail map. |
| 2:18.0 | We'll be answering the questions, |
| 2:29.5 | how are trees and plants different than animals and people? Do trees have friends? How do trees communicate? And finally, why is it important that we choose our friends carefully? You can download |
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