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-…
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(a)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(a)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-researc…)
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(a)canada.ca) is the go-to guy and can probably
identify go-to people in N.S.
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