Mother trees and socialist forests: is the ‘wood-wide web’ a fantasy?

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Society & Culture

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🗓️ 3 June 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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In the past 10 years the idea that trees communicate with and look after each other has gained widespread currency. But have these claims outstripped the evidence? By Daniel Immerwahr. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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