How trees secretly talk to each other

Name: How trees secretly talk to each other
Uploaded: 2018-06-28T10:07:54.000Z
Duration: 1 min 47 s
Description: Plants share resources using an underground network called the "Wood Wide Web".

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Trees talk and share resources right under our feet, using a fungal network nicknamed the Wood Wide Web. Some plants use the system to support their offspring, while others hijack it to sabotage their rivals.

What do plants talk about? Find out with BBC CrowdScience.

Science & Environment

28 June 2018