Credits: Script by Sarah and The French Whisperer ASMR, narration by Sarah, visuals by the French Whisperer, under Wikipedia Commons, or under license from Panthermedia, Freepik, Canstock and Shutterstock. Thumbnail image by Sketchepedia.

In this episode, I invite you to explore the world of trees & forests with me. We discuss the origins of plants and how they evolved from microscopic algae to mosses, ferns and seed plants, both with or without flowers. I also discuss the life cycle of trees, what they are made of, and many aspects that we are just beginning to understand, such as trees' ability to exchange signals, connect via their roots, develop mutualistic relationships or adapt to different environments. We review extraordinary trees too: Hyperion, the tallest tree in the world & Methuselah, the oldest independent tree (both in California); the Arbol del Tule (Mexico), and extremely old clonal colonies like Old Tjikko in Sweden and Pando in Utah.

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