Why Do Trees Talk to Each Other?

Trees can talk to each other using a special kind of underground network made of tiny fungi. This network is like an invisible phone line that connects all the trees in a forest, helping them share food and even warn each other when something bad is happening.

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A tree can help its neighbor grow by sending it food through the invisible phone lines in the soil.
When a big tree is cut down, all the trees around it get sad because they lose their friend.
If one tree feels hungry, it asks for help from another tree using the mycorrhizal network.

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