An important book will be published Tuesday: Suzanne Simard from UBC is the author of Finding the Mother Tree. She has studied the interconnectedness of trees, how they help each other through the underground fungal network, and the importance not only of DIVERSITY, but of the MOTHER TREE, hence backing up our pleas to retain old growth and especially older trees, with scientific evidence.

Dr. Simard was interviewed on Quirks and Quarks yesterday.

Of course this research has been around for a while and nothing has changed. Perhaps this book will make a difference if we "propagate" it.

There is a good article here: https://www.the-scientist.com/reading-frames/book-excerpt-from-finding-the-mother-tree-68727

Excerpt:

".... The trees soon revealed startling secrets. I discovered that they are in a web of interdependence, linked by a system of underground channels, where they perceive and connect and relate with an ancient intricacy and wisdom that can no longer be denied. I conducted hundreds of experiments, with one discovery leading to the next, and through this quest I uncovered the lessons of tree-to-tree communication, of the relationships that create a forest society. The evidence was at first highly controversial, but the science is now known to be rigorous, peer-reviewed, and widely published. It is no fairy tale, no flight of fancy, no magical unicorn, and no fiction in a Hollywood movie. "

I have ordered my copy! Paperback will be out in June.

Nancy

On Sun, May 2, 2021 at 8:57 AM Mary Macaulay <marymacaulay@hotmail.com> wrote:

I have been visiting as many sites as I can on the "harvest" map before comments close (locked down now unfortunately). The most recent had a humongous healthy Old Growth beech on it and lots of smaller ones. It is scheduled to be clearcut (10% retention). I have been told time and again by L&F and conservation officials that there is no interest in beech conservation when I draw extremely rare healthy beech in condemned stands to their attention.

With kindest regards

Mary

On May 2, 2021, at 8:48 AM, Peter Payzant <peter@payzant.net> wrote:

To clarify, I was wondering if there was any point in trying to re-establish Beech here once the existing ones are gone. When would it be worth the effort, if ever?

It seems that the National Tree Seed Centre is not well-stocked with American Beech seed, by the way.

--- Peter Payzant

On 2021-05-01 4:37 PM, John and Nhung wrote:

I wonder if the National Tree Seed Centre in Fredericton (https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/science-data/research-centres-labs/forestry-research-centres/atlantic-forestry-centre/national-tree-seed-centre/13449) could help. A couple of years ago, I was in touch re. Hemlocks (threatened by the adelgid) and black ash (Thought I’d hit a lot of them down here in God’s country, but they turned out to be a European species!).

Donnie McPhee (donnie.mcphee@canada.ca) is the go-to guy and can probably identify go-to people in N.S.

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