How trees talk to each other | Suzanne Simard

[@benicetoanimals8471]

I have a 20 yr old indoor Norfolk Pine tree who I tremendously adore. She stands in a window, my neighbors thought she was fake , meanwhile, I’d never been a green thumb (but I want to be because now I know better.) I did know to give her love and attention besides water, play music for her and talk to her using loving compliments (and bigger Pots as the years went by. ) the love and energy I get from her (named her Heather, out of the blue) is so pure and bright. Jam packed with unconditional love. My love for her is the same. It’s a beautiful world because nature is exquisite. and like another commenter wrote: it’s completely free.

[@peacelovejoy8786]

Thank you for sharing your story! It's incredible how sensitive trees and plants are.. keep up the beautiful work❤ btw, my middle name is heather 😏 ✌🌻

[@benicetoanimals8471]

@@peacelovejoy8786 I’m so happy to hear from you! The comments are amazing here. They make me believe our world is getting smaller and smarter by leading with our hearts.

[@Hugatree1]

As children we are drawn to trees, to climb them, sit and fall asleep under them, play in their beloved leaves. 👍🙏👍🙏 to all the tree huggers out there!

[@nabeeldin3544]

tree and plant actually giggling when kids play with them

[@anneonimouse]

👍🙏🌳💚

[@carolmiller5713]

Children are likely tuned in the tree vibes!

[@mawavoy]

Yes, but more importantly, the tree-hugger haters!

[@RichardsonManzol]

🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@DrumToTheBassWoop]

I got this tree down the bottom of my garden and I got to put a cabin down there and people say cut it so you got more space, but I won't because the tree was there first and earned the right to be there. So I'm building round it. Our silent guardians 😎 🌲

[@wompbozer3939]

DrumtotheBass Woop People don't remove the trees to be mean. They do it because the tree will eventually destroy your house with roots and falling limbs. Cheers!

[@mtlicq]

That is great ! I remember going on a tour of Frank LLoyd Wright's house, and he had a living tree with its trunk growing right through his house. He also built around it.

[@sreeevathsan]

🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️

[@askalice7222]

@@wompbozer3939 a big myth my friend. read these myths with a filter & trust yourself.

[@TusharKapila5]

Good on you

[@gazellerichardson9135]

I lived on the island of Penang for years. Much appreciation and respect for all life. Illegal to cut down a tree, no toxic pesticides, weed killers, cleaning products. No homeless people, a great respect for personal diversities, animals. A different way of living. All of life is connected. Cooperation vs. competition. Namaste.

[@2goblinsinatrenchcoat]

Well now I know where I want to live!

[@aartig.5143]

Trees have souls. They've been living for millions of years, and that's because they share, they care and they cooperate and they're amazingly helpful to other organisms. They're the producers; the food pyramid starts from them, they're the ones other organisms eat up, but they're the only one living this long and peacefully.

[@askalice7222]

Love your words, very nice

[@Chriswilliams-lx9mx]

Voldemort is back well said and may I add they also don’t go around trying to kill everything that get in the way🌱🌱so I say people go grab ya jacket and go hug a tree 👍👍

[@askalice7222]

@第一大祭司势不可挡 haha just your mind and your heart

[@Yuki_Ika7]

@第一大祭司势不可挡 you just need to touch a tree and clear your mind, something might come up, you can also try to send them positive messages to show that we care about them

[@wilburmcbride8096]

Trees don't have souls but they are living beings. Scientists still don't understand all that trees are capable of doing. I love trees. The big redwood trees are my favorite.

[@thealchemist6994]

this i true. Trees communicate to each other. The year when my mom in law passed away, all the trees in her garden seemed to mourn too. That year, her Japanese Cherry Blossom did not bloom, her plums, apple and cherry trees bear not single fruit. It made me convince that they might be sad too. who knows.

[@aidafaizah530]

They are plants ,they know who are taking care of them and who r not

[@bte_permaculture]

They have emotions too..may her soul be at peace. She will bloom as a flower in her garden making you smile♥️

[@wilburmcbride8096]

@@bte_permaculture Maybe we need to teach the vegans this because they don't think plants have feelings so we can eat them.

[@wilburmcbride8096]

That's amazing. You should study more on this and tell us more.

[@bte_permaculture]

@@wilburmcbride8096 True, learning is a state of mind though 😊🙏🌼

[@seamus9305]

Walking through the woods of New England, I notice the roots of the White Pines wrap over, under and around the nearby trees. They weave over other species like the Maples and Red Pine. When the strong winds blow they hold each other down. Amazing video, thanks. Amazing

[@michelewalburn4376]

I didn't know that. Wow. Thank you

[@Lorabliss]

I talk with trees and flowers in my garden every morning. I have this habit from my childhood, when I played and talked with trees and felt very happy...

[@lianan.osho-neo-reikiathen7489]

I got interested to watch this video out of an experience I've had with a tree not-in-a-forest, but in my own yard. It is a big fig tree. For 50+ years there was nothing note-worthy, but since the next-door neighbour started cutting out (big) branches of the tree, before I realized what had happened, small fig trees had started sprouting all over the garden ... I assume that the original tree has felt threatened and began spreading (whatever it was) around, so as to ensure its survival! Yes, plants & trees do understand much more than we can ever imagine! Great job you're doing, Suzanne Simard! Keep it up, as it is so much needed, especially in our times! Blesss you!!

[@kimberly-abriefongrief7777]

This is absolutely magical to my heart right now ❤️ I’ve been deeply moved and healed by learning about the necessity of human connection, and how without it, we struggle and our bodies physiologically go into stress mode- the signal is the feelings of loneliness! Nature is magnificent and always teaches us how we can live and connect and love more richly; we just have to slow down enough to receive its magical lessons 🥰

[@dominotr]

I'm reminded of the forest in Avatar, and it's complexities and sentience. Brilliant talk, and researcher. thanks. All my life I've loved trees. I've had a connection with them my whole life. Their whispers carried in the wind, sometimes I like to think, their laughter, as well. There is magic in trees, very old forgotten magic and if we listen quietly, with reverence, they'll awake it in us as well.

[@marlostanly6650]

Thank you for reminding us of beauty.

[@tpstrat14]

we watch that movie and say “oooh aaaah, wouldn’t that be amazing” then go out into nature and assume it’s not like that just because “science” hasn’t proved it yet. Well, now it’s proven, so we don’t have to just trust the word of primitive people. Now maybe we’ll listen and conduct scientific research accordingly. Probably not. It’s not lucrative to listen to wisdom

[@MrMajsterixx]

The avatar exactly wants show this to you, many people dont get that.

[@imamomwifedaughter]

me too...

[@tanvisarda872]

Same here just seeing the caption of the video I was reminded of that movie that how. The doctor examined the roots of trees having a conversation

[@jeffshigematsu8771]

Very fascinating. I chose to watch this video because my house is right next to a nature park full of trees where I walk my dogs. A few weeks ago, the city chopped down one of the trees because a neighbour was complaining that its branch was interfering with his backyard. Such a drastic measure for such a minuscule problem. Now every time I take my dogs to the park, I see the trunk where that tree stood. It's very sad, and wondered if the other trees around it also miss it. Now I know, Thank you Suzanne.

[@askalice7222]

A common story unfortunately. I wrote to the city where I used to live about their plans to chop down a park tree because a woman said she couldn't grow her tomatoes. It was too late, the tree is gone. I did however write an opt- ed to that paper informing that woman of the vibrational repurcussions her act of selfishness had caused. Doesn't matter if she ever read it, others did & her act in itself will return to her threefold.

[@nathanaelmedina2775]

Jeff Shigematsu in the future call an arborist, as an arborist I can say, nearly any tree guy would have gladly trimmed that branch before killing a tree.

[@askalice7222]

@@nathanaelmedina2775 I have to wonder why some cities wouldn't just trim the branch off? Must be less expensive than having to deal with the whole felled tree?!?

[@askalice7222]

@Jack Snow I'm sorry to hear it. I was thinking maybe things were getting better as far as that type of thing. Seems people still think the planet has limitless resources here just to please them . For two months there has been oil leaking out of an injection site in Bakersfield California (right next to the ocean) and the company didn't alert the public till maybe a month ago. But either way... I just ruined a string of happy comments...🙁

[@blackpicha]

Killing a tree should be legally considered the same as killing an animal (or even a human?).

[@bg9217]

Thank God for people like her. I wish everyone in the world would see this video.💕💕😍

[@mettachooiailin6238]

share out then 😊

[@melanieevaldi7222]

Ok. so I'll share it ✌

[@reedsportlegal1504]

Awesome comment 👍 thanks... Reedsport Legal on KZbin ...the real Gravity Falls Oregon

[@randymarsh1729]

god has nothing to do with this? this is an intelligent discussion not some molestation camp

[@shaunsaega]

@@randymarsh1729 ok redditor go back to your reddit circlejerk

[@timheartwood]

I love how she explains the science with personal, real life stories. She's not only a great ecologist, she's a great speaker and a friendly human being.

[@drqazlop]

She's a professor

[@user-ho8dj9qf4x]

I am a student of university in Japan.🇯🇵(I know my English is terrible, but please read with gentle mind😢) One of course is forest in my university like this talk. However I cannot decide which course I major, I am very interested in forest. Thanks for your reading my terrible comments. 🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️

[@MountainJohn]

You should not worry about your major. You should instead worry about cultivating a stronger sense of self. Own your space, do not apologize for your comment. You are an aspiring mind, and you have potential.

[@greggrobinson5116]

Your English is fine and much much better than my Japanese. And your enthusiasm is wonderful, so thank you for sharing your thoughts. I would say, pursue the subject that excites your passion the most. I'm a chemist, and if I were starting out today, I would love to work in this field of plant communication. So much to learn! A whole new world lies before you. Be well and good luck!

[@gdeco02]

I admire Japanese🇯🇵 people bec you guys have this sacred relationship with nature. I'm from 🇵🇭

[@angelamolnarpemberton5145]

You are a beautiful soul. 😊🥰♾🤗❤️🙏

[@IITdays]

Whicqh unviersity is this

[@jetw9522]

I always feel trees can talk. But never know how they talk. And I don't want people think that I'm crazy. Now I'm so glad that I'm not the only one feel this way. This lady is amazing! Great speech!

[@DivineHeart734]

I feel like they're telepathic.

[@antigov5275]

After some meditation I went into some sort of really relaxed state of being and felt quite heavy and at peace. No body was around and I was just observing the trees and birds. All of a sudden I saw a dark red energy in this tree and was totally mesmerized by it. Since then I knew they had spirits.

[@lovingkat5]

@@DivineHeart734 they are

[@dianenordstrom2770]

I believe this as well. Since I was 3 yrs old and loved the big old tree in our yard. I thought of it as a friend:)

[@dhsredhead]

When I was a kid I used to climb trees to get away from my family, I'd spend hours and hours in the trees because I was tiny and could climb to the highest branches where no one could reach me because if they tried the branches would have broken under their weight. Nature speaks but most humans don't listen.

[@teburt4332]

This was profound. I've always believed that even rocks had a sensitivity to an energy network, but this - this touched me so deeply, I'll never look at any plant the same. My yard - becomes my world. Call me a tree hugger. It's not an insult. It's the deepest compliment you can give.

[@benicetoanimals8471]

Beautifully said my friend.

[@anitataylor4287]

same

[@zg104]

The question is what to eat if not plants (and animals). We skin potatoes and boil them alive, but the only edible mineral is salt ((

[@devanshujoshi4372]

@@zg104 see its not about morality that we should not plants...i as a vegetarian eats the product of everything and not the whole plant......be it a vegetable fruit milk dairy grains spices ...its all products and parts of plant and not the whole plant....or animal

[@flxckos]

@@zg104 we have to eat, so all we can offer is respect to our meal

[@cre8lite11]

I haven't had time to view this video yet but just from the title, I had an experience about 1971 that changed my life: I was hitchhiking from SaNta Barbara to Canada for the first time. On the way, I was picked up by a man who took me and some other hitchhikers to Bothell wash. So I could spend the night and cross the border the next day. That night everyone was talking and I slipped out to go for a walk and get some peace and quiet. I had never seen such tall pine trees in my life before! I could see inside the trees, the water and sap moving. I could tell they were very young trees comparatively. Then when a car would go by they reacted with great sorrow and were trying to tell me this; The cars were toxic to them so were making them sad... I had never experienced anything like this before, although I had heard about cleve Backster & his experiments with plants.. This really change my life! Many years later I talked to Julia butterfly on her cell phone when she was up in her tree, I told her about this experience. I feel so happy that I can communicate with trees now, we can learn to hear them if we just listen. It reminds me of a line in an early Joni Mitchell song. And a line in the poem I wrote when I was young: " The ocean spoke up, from the bottom of the floor, the tree branches nodded, knowing the score."

[@stephendiegomartin9993]

Thankyou,Trina. This experience of yours was truly awesome. Im just starting on a fascinating Project. Maybe youre interested. Blessings from Madrid

[@leesadyal7938]

I have a favorite tree out in the forest on a trail I hike. It speaks to my heart. I touch it and it feels my vibrations of well-being and I feel it also. We are one at that moment.

[@mfrmll3786]

My Mother grew up in B.C. and missed her forests and mountains her entire life! Oh, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!...............and HATE the LUMBER industry. You are a HERO. for the TREES, for the Mother Bears, for Canada, for all the Creatures impacted by this horrific and senseless abuse of NATURE.......for my MOTHER'S VOICE.....I AFFIRM YOU and every SOUL you are changing...to HEAR the Trees SPEAK. THANK YOU for advocating for THE SPIRITS in OUR WoodLands and every other ecosystem across the world. You made me CRY......really HARD and LONG.........I will remember this beautiful and precious TED Talk.....as one of the BEST, EVER.

[@Moroni108]

I would really like to thank you for your video. I grew up in up state NY back in the 1980's. It was north of Malone in an area known as Trout River, NY. I grew up on a farm and used to talk a lot to the older people from the area, who were then in their 70's, about the area. One of the things that I heard was how the woods were awesome and full of great big healthy trees. Howerver, on our 120 acre farm land, the trees were just kind of average and today's termonalgy would call the woods a second generation forest. I remember hearing some old timer's talking about how there used to be Patriarch and matriarch trees that would communicate with the woods and keep bad brush out like it was the flu. How they would deliver nutrients and chemicals as medicine to fight disease and attack. How the woods looked spectacular and very different from the wetland swampy look it had in the 1980s. I also remember being on Patrol (US Border Patrol) on the St. Lawrence River) and seeing tree stumps that have been cut many years, under water about 12 feet or more in diameter! I couldn't believe my eyes... I understand that the trees and woods and forest interact the way we and our immune systems, / parenting , ect.... When we just went and cut all the big "Mother and Father" trees down, we took out the guardians and all of the little one were more susceptible to sickness and disease... There is more to the system of life on this Earth, and I know it to be true. If we were to love and respect all life and understand ourselves to be stewards of this Earth.. Things would be better......

[@RajSingh-qc6lq]

That's why education and scientific literacy need to be taught in a more practical way which enables the passion for the theory side in order to learn how to analyze situations better. We need an informed population so the ones we elect to do these kinds of things are either equally informed or advised by those who are if not more highly trained.

[@bubblesofgrace]

This is profound. namaste!

[@kevinmerdy9189]

It is about time humanity learned this because it is almost too late to save the forests.

[@johnrogan9420]

Humans....destroy first...then regret the loss.

[@johnrogan9420]

Profound words...sounds like the black community!

[@passives0n]

The earth is an ecosystem and human activity lacks the understanding of the impact of over harvesting resources has on global sustainability of the planet. This video emphasizes the problem in a microcosm. Strip any one element from the system and you can erode the entire system to our species detriment. Very good presentation TED, thank you.

[@memekodd]

Well it is not that simple. The mother tree may be the source of all others and it gets out a communication that is louder than the others if being remove innapropriately.

[@MrBeastknows]

Ironically, the only reason we understand this now is through science caused by our growth as a society. Now all we need is scientists or people who love/understand the need for science in political positions, and our world would much much better.

[@RafiqulHaider]

I shall definitely breath air from my own forest before I'm 50. That's a promise! This talk and the talk of Sudhendu Sharma inspired me.

[@ullhastayade]

Good luck! My best wishes!

[@aartig.5143]

That's amazing! I'm so happy for you. I hope you still aim for it.

[@Jblah]

Im already doin that for over a decade lol

[@TheIntuitiveBodyFoodieNetwork]

Suzanne Simard, fellow Canadian: thank you for all your love & work of the trees! 13:44 confirms what I know at an intuitive level as an energy healer. Over the years I've often been called by local forests that have recently been clear cutted. What I discovered is that trees go into shock because they become cut off & discombobulated from each other as a result of the majority of Grandmother & Mother trees being cut. As an energy healer I walk through the forest transferring energy & consciousness to the remaining trees until they reach a state of energetic symbiosis, at which time I know the lines of communication between them are open. And yes, the forest, the trees quickly recover, even faster when they receive energetic assistance. I often return a year later to forests that I've helped and have discovered that not only are they communicating once again, they are thriving. Thankfully Life is tenacious.

[@MARSBELLA1]

If I see a tree stump I imagine the tree is still there and send it energy which I hope crosses the dimensions.

[@altos.sentimientos7374]

this TED talk made me cry of joy. I love trees and I love talking to them and learning about them, my carreer is biology and learning everyday about life gives me so much happiness

[@margiewatson6081]

Brilliant! Suzanne's enthusiasm shines like a beacon. A pleasure to watch and to listen to.

[@alluviatchainovska7093]

Fascinated by this talk, trees are indeed incredible - I hug them in Canterbury, Kent, UK. People might think I'm mad, I don't care at all 😊

[@TriggerHippie]

So, you're literally a tree hugger?

[@alluviatchainovska7093]

Sometimes yes, I also talk to my plants - and they enjoy my music. Call me crazy I don't mind, I'm very happy living a purposeful life - go hug some trees, it's good for emotional wellbeing 😆

[@sunsetnoiser]

nothing wrong about one life form hugging the other in this universe, we would probably all fall in love with a stone if we just spent enough time in the emptiness of space haha

[@TriggerHippie]

I don't think you're crazy, keep hugging mother nature. I prefer smoking trees myself, if you know what I mean. :)

[@joequarles6176]

+Mr. Burns i know what you mean lol

[@Theskitch26channel]

I just cried a little.

[@celinemurillo]

EyeTheSkies Me too!!!! Huuugs! 💚

[@uncletimo6059]

good, feed the trees with your tears

[@shuscouch6039]

Yo same :'')

[@ngm9838]

Me to

[@ngm9838]

EyeTheSkies me to

[@JBoney-bi8lh]

We watched this during my lab class and I honestly got a bit emotional at some parts. Learning about these systems is amazing, no one expects trees to be so complex. We must protect them for many more reasons than one!

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

I feel the same watching this.

[@kimmysophiabrown4807]

What a delightful soul, so glad she was born, and doing what she was born to do, and so lovingly sharing her deep knowledge and love with us. May we LISTEN!

[@lunasea2541]

Trees give awesome hugs; from the Loblollies of Assateague MD to the Redwoods of Northern CA. The caress on your face from their bark. Feel the heartbeat from Mother Earth that comes through the roots and emanates through their trunks. Listen to the song they sing when a breeze blows through their leaves and pines. We breathe in what they breathe out and vice versa. Love a tree. Hug a tree.

[@jslingrowd]

You deserves some type of noble prize.

[@lilaclizard4504]

agreed, but careful, one of her colleuges got an IG noble instead lol

[@eugwx9956]

She already has the noblest of prizes; a profoundly open and intelligent Mind, with a "heart" and Soul to match. What the Maker gives, no man shall take away.

[@mettachooiailin6238]

Noble and Nobel prize 🏆 😊

[@4estdweller4ever]

I live in the middle of one of the forest burns on Oregon Coast. My place didn’t burn but many trees and homes around me did. Now the mountain side is overrun with loggers cutting burned and partially burned trees down. Two huge Douglas Firs about 150 ft from my house were cut down in the past few days. It broke my heart and I imagined the other trees around crying as they watched their old friends fall 😞

[@peacelovejoy8786]

Awww, so sad 😪 Understanding, from Roseburg Oregon ✌🌦

[@AmplifiedHealing]

I have always had a thing for trees! I not only notice them but I admire them! I’m always taking pictures of them! I seem to be the only one around me who notices when a tree is heart-shaped or has a cool trunk. There is so much wisdom Olin trees and collective consciousness as well! Thank you for this video!!

[@AsceticCommando]

As a biology student. This is such an inspiring and motivating presentation. A woman making a discovery that changes the way we look at the world and how we will try to nurture it. She's truly fantastic in her own right.

[@markovichglass]

beautiful talk, I love trees! peace and love protect mother earth

[@blakef.8566]

When I feel lost, I always know that I can find my way again by visiting the woods. Trees offer us guidance and we can not continue to continue our ignorance of this fact.

[@ShineSun]

It's really interesting if someone is very passionate about what they are talking about.

[@nadanamsanthi9152]

Smile

[@mitchvartanian4981]

@@nadanamsanthi9152smile?

[@christinagurchinoff1517]

I knew it! They do talk! Yaaaay Every now and then I meet a real tree hugger and I love talking about my personal relationship with trees. I would like to share my most significant. It started when I was a little girl, growing up in Michigan. Maybe 5 years old. But first...hello across the Detroit River to our Canadian neighbors - we love you - be patient with us - we'll get ourselves straightened out and be good neighbors again ;) We have lots of "woods" all over the state. National Forests too, but woods are everywhere. As soon as I was old enough to find my way home I would go off by myself to the nearby woods. I laid on the ground, too and I believed the trees were talking to each other. And they knew I was there and I was a friend. They were definitely my friends just as much as Dr. Suess's Thing 1 and Thing 2. That was why I had to go alone. They liked it quiet. We listened to the critters talk to each other. Birds, squirrels, all sorts of insects. As a teen I'd take a book. Or homework. Around 7 years old I got to plant 2 fir trees in our front yard. They were about 12 inches tall. I babysat those guys. One was weaker and stayed smaller because my dog kept lifting his leg on him. He caught up. 30 and 40 and 50 years later I've visited them and they are huge! You have to put your neck all the way back to see their tops. Another big thrill was when I went to college as an adult in my 30's. I had to take Biology as a requirement. I loved it! It was the first time I learned about the oldest tree in the world. Google - Methuselah, a 4,852-year-old Great Basin bristlecone pine. Fascinating. Finally, it's just me and my trees again. I bought a little house a couple years ago in a rural area. At the front I have a most interesting tree. I havent found out what she is yet but she sheds a thin bark regularly and gets pink flowers on only the outside of her leafy branches that get sunlight. While the front yard has a 2 lane street, my backyard looks and feels like a woods. 2 Pecan trees and some big pines of some variety I haven't seen before this. One Pecan had a cable growing around and into his trunk. It hurt my heart and I promised him I would get it off. It took me a year to find a neighbor guy who had some big sharp clippers and he worked on it for an hour or so while I went to find his wife and another neighbor and said LOOK! He's going to free the Pecan tree! Yaaaay! Thanks for the lesson. I enjoyed it so much. and for letting me share. I'll be looking up your papers.

[@peacelovejoy8786]

Thank you Christina, I feel the love... Blessings to you

[@Jane.Doe.]

Such an amazing talk. Since I was a little girl being raised in the beautiful mountains of NW Colorado, I was always in the forest. I was constantly interacting with the trees around me, I realized that they all had there own distinct personalities. I was and still an very protective of them, of all trees everywhere. They are amazing *conscious* entities that grow to be very wise! I pray that more people everywhere, become more aware of these facts. Human beings need to realize that in fact, it is the trees that make it possible for us to live and to breathe! 💜🙏🏻🌳🌲🌴🦋

[@benicetoanimals8471]

This was magnificent , she captured my heart right away. Even though I didn’t know all the scientific verbiage , it didn’t take away my understanding and my joy of it. To see that standing ovation is telling too! I am in the midst of studying telepathy, and I’ve discovered that trees do communicate in more ways than stated here, but she had to curb it due to skepticism being alive and well. I loved this talk from Ted. I see I’m late to the game but I’m going to see what she’s up to since this talk. People like her are great for our Mother Earth. And the crowd that stood clapping enthusiastically gives me hope that more humans will start looking at the animals, trees, plants, birds, rocks, insects, bodies of water, fishes and all the rest in a more loving and respectful way. P

[@empressah888]

Heart swelling, tears of joy....then I read some comments. Must really stop letting toxic ignorance pollute my space! But communication is a tool for enlightenment and growth...💚

[@askalice7222]

Great way to look at it. (I'm seeing those comments too)

[@ZeusMcKraken]

Superb. These talks are not about communicating ideas, they are about changing the way you think about ideas.

[@sohaahmadi2573]

I’ve heard of her TED talk from a few professors. I never watched until now... wow! I’m currently in her class and very honored to be one of her students.

[@kiptomkin8549]

So beautifully described; poetic & in tune, with not only our precious forrests, but with the very spirit of their presence. You are an asset to this earth & indeed a blessing, for sharing your passion & enlightening the rest of us who understand so little. Thank you.

[@sudhamuralidharan6574]

brilliant one if the best ted talks hope to hear more wish it reaches the masses god bless!!!

[@paulyhoffmann]

I was aware of that trees were "conscience" for a very long time now. And it's great that more are coming to realize this. What i didn't know was that the clear cutting in BC was so extensive. i think they are extensive in Quebec too.

[@SusanDavisCushing]

Today, Suzanne’s new book breaks into the New York Times bestseller list at #4! Finally. “Finding the Mother Tree” has arrived and the United States welcomes Suzanne’s lifetime of work. 🤩 Very cool, as Suzanne says! Complexity science has arrived to help us understand how to cope with the challenges facing us.

[@OldTelivisionRocks]

I just read it!

[@constancapeneda884]

❤congratulations. Marvelous.

[@daughterofbob-d5r]

I need this 💜 Neighbors have just taken a favorite tree of mine. I will dearly miss watching the birds light on its top 🙏 RIP

[@lynnemanning9553]

Hi Suzanne, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE‼️ We need more people like you to spread the word‼️ I did cry at the end of this video because it's sad that we are all so distracted with the "stuff of the human world". Nature is the most massive miracle here on this planet and if we don't wake up and come out of our haze of money making at all costs, making wars (we can't even get along with our own species❗️), material consumption, poisoning the planet with huge quantities of chemicals, clear cutting, corporate farming, killing off animals at an alarming rate, plastic consumption and pollution, etc. etc., etc. ....we are going to find ourselves in a dark world where there are just human beings with the "man made technology and stuff" where there soon will be no clean water, air, land. We're kind of there already. What other planet do we know of that has the basics like oxygen and water for life to survive⁉️ This planet could survive so much better without humans. We need to use the system the trees use by cooperating and compromising with each other and our world. We are not the only species here, we just act like it. I get very discouraged by our selfish ways...I hope with people spreading the word, and also very importantly, humans must evolve into a kinder and more compassionate species so that we will firstly be able to work with each other, more lovingly and peacefully in our own lives. AND THEN we will be able to SEE the downfall of our extreme obsession for humans lives to flourish, when all the other forms of life on this planet are disappearing. We must stop being so concerned about being comfortable and having no pain (emotionally and physically), because we are making our species weaker by trying to have every comfort, and we are also polluting the planet with this practice. If we were a very conscious species at this very moment, we would see that we have to stop what we are doing now. We really don't have time to waste, it's NOW that we need to make changes‼️

[@Reincarnation111]

what an enlightening piece. she is brilliant....there is a desperate need for more crazies like her so that we can better understand our world and do a better job of managing it, which i believe is our solemn duty as custodians of this planet. right now we are moving rapidly on a destructive path :( the earth and trees/plants are living, intelligent beings. it's immediately required that some of us stop labeling this knowledge and reality to be fake news!

[@Dekunutcase]

She's the Lorax scientist. She speaks for the trees.

[@RajSingh-qc6lq]

Is the term lorax just a descriptive word or does it carry a positive/negative connotation?

[@alexriddles492]

The Lorax is a Dr. Suess character. You can probably find him on KZbin.

[@thatoneguy-wr3px]

And the trees speaks in vietnamese

[@davidbeaulieu4815]

You know what the funny part is my people have known this for thousands of years you're just catching up. Happened to stumble on this video it's really depressing what's happening to the mother right now we're trying to stop it but I don't think there's much hope against the powers-that-be in government. You're welcome to come protest a pipeline any day though. The tribes my girlfriend belongs to our currently fighting the Keystone Pipeline. And we're working against the North East Passage things that Canada is trying to shove down New Hampshire.

[@-book]

lmao hehehe

[@marko-xk6hk]

trees are a beautiful piece of nature

[@svamberiv7999]

Thank you. My husband and I live in the Broughton Archipelago BC. We caretake a small island in winter and cruise the summers. I have become a land dweller again of sorts. We live on the boat and explore the forest around us. By living aboard, we can gently and respectfully live and enjoy the woods. Your talk is inspiring and your work essential for future generations to respect and understand these green worlds all around us. 💚🌲

[@markoszouganelis5755]

I want to give a "thumbs up" for all the comments of this video, because I see other people are thinking like me, and this is so encouraging! But comments are so many...!! Please consider I am giving all your comments a "thumbs up"! Again thank you Suzanne Simard! Let your work inspire more researchers all around the world! 💚

[@jnels2007]

This was probably one of the most interesting TED talks I’ve ever watched

[@jasmynk7814]

I found this ted talk a few months ago and recently two ecologists here in NZ have just found nutrient connections between trees from a native species, the kauri tree. They found a stump which by rights should have been dead but is being sustained by its' neighbours. Not only is this amazing and confirmation of the findings of Suzanne's work, this could provide another vector for transmission of kauri dieback disease which is threatening this species.

[@simplisticmotivation]

Trees have their own language and communicate with each other. Nature is beautiful and amazing 🌱🌿🌴❤️

[@markoszouganelis5755]

💚🌸🏵🌹🌺🌻☘🌲🍀

[@thesacredgates3079]

Incredible what we just learned here. I knew that trees were communicating through their roots, but I had no idea it was so loving, protective and cooperative! Thank you pioneer Suzanne!

[@agungpurnomo8]

For some reason, I have forgotten how much forests and the natural world have always fascinated me growing up. I used to watch nature documentaries, listen to, and read about the works of scientists, ecologists, and conservationists. I would be fascinated by their discoveries and ponder on the awesomeness of nature and I would think of what I would do at the level I can to help preserve nature. I am glad to have stumbled upon this video and thank you for sharing your works. It really brought back the good old memories.

[@Horse237]

Suzanne Simard is a professor of forest ecology and teaches at the University of British Columbia.

[@JoeChasseartist]

Thank you so much! I just found this on 20 Oct. 2018. Sharing on facebook in hopes that more will discover the magic you share with us.

[@kreshia777]

related to living trees/plants - Archie Fire Lame Deer taught me that when gathering wild plants and trees he would say - "Never touch the Mother and her 7 daughters." - - - this teaching was / is paramount for me. when gathering herbs I find the mother and her daughters and gather further out - - -

[@empressah888]

cretia shire Thank you so much for sharing this,❤️

[@askalice7222]

Thank you!!♥️

[@karmasmith3387]

How do we find the mother and daughters?

[@Drew_Hurst]

@@karmasmith3387 Be present with the trees and 'observe' they will let you know. If you haven't learned to be present in the now and aware, then generally, the more established are the Mothers.

[@angsana2800]

I am absolutely gobsmacked. How fascinating. I live in the tropics and often find myself looking up at beautiful tropical trees. I cannot have enough of them. I hope we can continue to protect these wonderful jungles.

[@carolynekle5173]

I am seeing this for the first time in Jan 2020. This is a fantastic awakening for me. I am committed to the preservation of our forests. I begin, now, by stepping outdoors into what I call the "hundred acre wood" surrounding the complex in which I live. My soul connection with this forest has been enlightened by the information presented in this video. I feel deeply appreciative for Suzanne's dedication to the health and well being of all that is, i.e. the natural world. I've been called a 'tree hugger'. Well, I have news for you, trees are people huggers who love and respond to our honoring touches!

[@ultramarinewaters9325]

This was an intriguing talk! I’m so glad I clicked on this Ted talk! You are incredibly devoted to your work. You inspire me as a biologist starting her masters degree tomorrow!

[@katrand5357]

I wish you all the luck in the world and hope you help create a healthier world

[@hidgik]

"Trees talk to each other". I suspect they are cursing humans most of the time.

[@traceykays433]

That's sad and funny but true.

[@reedsportlegal1504]

Reedsport Legal on KZbin 😃 thanks for your comments

[@hidgik]

@jieqiang luo Why 16 year old Americans?

[@kratosthegodofwar2593]

@@hidgik Vietnam

[@Laiba.xoxooo]

This hit hard

[@someonewithsomename]

Well this is one of the most impressive TED talks by far. Thanks!

[@markoszouganelis5755]

Yes!💚

[@captainheinie6355]

Great video. When I was 10, I was admitted in an Isolation Hospital, in an iron lunge. on the first floor . I had polio. I was not allowed any visitors. In front of me was a mirror facing the window . I could not see anything but a tree. I have always loved trees, I now go wild camping into the forest amongst the tree's. Just love them . Never knew they talked to each other. until a friend of mine told me only 1 year ago. We both go to the forest now. camping. Great video. loved this talk. Thank you.

[@arlinegeorge6967]

Beautiful amazing soul . Perseverance and intuition. Inspiring. Thank you, bless you. All your dreams come true.

[@fadedfools]

this is one of the best youtube videos ive ever seen. simply amazing - we need more people like suzanne!

[@juancarlosdelgadoloyola3494]

Trees talk.... among them and to the entire forest..!!! Amazing video...!

[@morakant7864]

Tree's and plants talk also nature always reacts to our energy

[@Lilliac2004]

I am now in love with trees 😍 this gave me so much insight, trees aren’t just trees, they have a life

[@kapjm9]

I've always felt such a sense of companionship with trees. We are all connected...

[@rageagainstmyhairline5574]

Fascinating. Absolutely brilliant. Changed my understanding of trees forever.

[@susiesalter5290]

🌳🌲🍀☘🌿🍁🌳🌲🌵🌴

[@borealjwff]

Thanks for the presentation. Thanks for having the gumption to get out there and persevere to bring us this message.

[@alansolomon5527]

I just saw your TEDx video. Great information to have. I have always loved Trees on multiple levels. I knew there was always more to Forests than Trees and your information today is a keeper for the future. Thanks for all the hard work you and your staff do for Trees, this Planet and for all the inhabitants that live here. A.

[@economiaamablefuturosdesea150]

More than a call to nurture forestry resilience. An inspiring presentation to learn how a complex systems work. Also food for thought to better understand how our human community could streghten its own resilience caring the natural envirnonment. Learning from nature. Messages of wisdom. Thanks Susanne for your passion and persistence.

[@mrittenb]

Love your enthusiasm! I will never look at a forest in the same way! What a beautiful interlocking system we live in. Such amazing complexity deserves respect.

[@Starlight_Silver]

I love trees and it's always upset me to see one cut down, especially when done for selfish or stupid reasons, like they most often are. This is fascinating information to learn. Thank you, Suzanne Simard.

[@LiveInTheWilderness]

💚🌿

[@tanakakokilovad1594]

I agreed 🌳🌲🌱🍃🌿🐦

[@aggyzander]

I love trees! I always feel protected when I’m near a mother tree.

[@jerrywiese]

Not during a lightning storm I hope !

[@RobDymott]

Awesome Video! Trees are mysterious, there's so much that we don't understand. I really appreciate the value of trees and want to share it if the world.

[@EliP_W]

Fantastic talk... When I'm out photographing and woodland it so obvious the relations trees have with one another.

[@spyware9383]

Absolutely amazing.. everyone of us in this world especially one's like myself grew up in rural area .. all we did as our youth was climb and build tree houses and never feeling so safe up high. We have that bond and we all should try and build a friendship with at least one tree .. its amazing feel very blessed for watching this 🙏

[@lindacianchetti3599]

ALL LIFE BREATHES, FEELS, CRIES, SMILES, COMMUNICATES, FAMILY'S. SOUL IS THIS...

[@willieclark2256]

An inspiration as a scientist, a steward of the land and most importantly as a Canadian.

[@JinGwee]

the citizenship part should rank last. We're all humans on the same planet. It should be "and most importantly as a scientist"

[@geraldmartin8195]

@@JinGwee Do you really mind a flash of national pride once in a while? Please allow Willie Clark his. After all, that sort of thing is prevalent ad nauseam by our southern neighbours.

[@askalice7222]

@@JinGwee not necessarily. People who were attuned to nature thousands upon thousands of years ago knew all these things without the aid of science. This scientist is just helping to enlighten her colleagues of this very ancient information

[@askalice7222]

@@geraldmartin8195 as a northern southerner (not to be confused with a southern southerner), i agree- ad nauseum.

[@JinGwee]

@@askalice7222 merely hypothesizing is not the same as "knowing". And carbon wasn't even discovered until about 300+ years ago, so no, people thousands of years ago did not know all these things.

[@shonaranae4588]

This might sound strange to some but I have a favorite tree friend. It was in my grandmas 2 acer yard in Moses Lake WA (desert country turned farmland). She wanted it to die back so she could extend her garden the tree made it hard for other plant to grow. She cut away at the root but it kept growing strong. She decided to change the soil around it to see if that would make it die back. So loads of sand were mixed into the soil as more roots of the tree were chopped away at. Naturally the base of the tree became my sand box when I was a toddler. I loved being near the tree, hearing the moans it made when the wind blew. At times I really wondered if I could feel its soul trying to communicate with me. I honestly felt like the tree loved me and the whole earth. It was the tallest tree for miles. My best guess is about 150 birds made it home. It reminded me of a big city with all the nose and commotion of bird and insects that lived there. My grandma gave up the garden idea and built a tool shed around the tree trunk. When I was an adult I asked my mom if she thought trees had personalities and if she had a favorite tree. She did and it was that very special tree. Eventually time took its tole. My grandma was too old to live at the house, the shed build around the tree fell to pieces and my cousin moved into grandmas house. Not sure when it happened but the tree got cut down about and became 3 foot stump. The tree still had life in her and several branches grew out of the stump looking like wild hair. My cousin carved a goofy smiling face in the trunk. I think the trees personality spoke to her too. ( In case your wondering I dont know what kind of tree it was. It was very, very tall it had a greyish trunk short in comparison to the branches with leaves and small leaves.)

[@askalice7222]

Lovely story (except the chopping down) I felt that way too as a child. And luckily later in my life the feeling was again rekindled. Tree friends will never give up on you, it's unconditional love.

[@terrarianutter8287]

I love your story. Being as I live in Newport WA I think it's a story close to home and close to the heart. Thank you for sharing. Very beautiful.

[@ilalalit5863]

Our curiosity and the ways in which we explore the world has cost us too much.... . As much as I love these ted talks ..it’s the blanket that harvest destruction where they stand and so proudly deliver a seminar once stood a forest she loved .

[@Jgjules]

She’s lovely. What an outstanding individual and what a contribution she’s given to all of us in her discoveries

[@witchmoon11]

The world needs more of this!🙏

[@markoszouganelis5755]

Yes!!!💚

[@Veronica.John10-10]

Reminds me of our brains... neural networks...nervous system...cellular communication...

[@vgun]

Suzanne Simard, You are amazing and beautiful, intelligent and inspiring! You Rock!

[@cliffmode2000]

No. She trees!

[@devanship5803]

Aaron Rutland 😂😂

[@ericdary8421]

This is as cool as a conversation about trees can be.

[@ashlyngoodin7390]

This is already so unbelievable interesting, but the added spark of her passionate and spirited energy makes it that much more beautiful...

[@monam9064]

Wonderful and so true. She rediscovered the ancient universal language of Nature.

[@TheHealthConscounist]

Mona Motta she didn’t rediscover any ancient natural language.. she discovered it with evidence and experimentation.. back on the ancient times they just supposed it was like this without any evidence whatsoever, and just by faith

[@joeykitty2483]

actually, Mona is technically right... this IS technically an ancient language that has been going on for many millennia... and she DID discover it. Just because something sounds "spiritual" doesn't automatically render it as being not true.

[@sunitadu]

Carlos Sanchez yes, but how intelligent must the ancient people have been that even without any experimentation and evidence, they simply supposed something which modern science proves to be correct after much effort! Amazing, isn't it!

[@TheHealthConscounist]

The Balle-Bihu Gal no it isn’t, it was just a lucky guess. How do I know that? Because they didn’t have any basis for their beliefs, because they didn’t perform any experimentation, as you said it yourself, to have actual solid data.

[@sunitadu]

Carlos Sanchez intelligent guesses, too many of them!!

[@innate-videos]

What an incredible lecture and the conclusions re hubs and mother trees are so powerful. Thank you.

[@liliacollins8811]

I never cut the trees in my backyard and when we were selling the house the real estate agent told us we should cut the trees in my backyard, I said absolutely not. When someone buys the house I told the agent they can do whatever they want but I will not cut down any tree. Months later I had visions that the trees at my old house had gifted me my new home for protecting them. I meditate and talk to trees. They have old wise souls. If we truly knew how sacred they are they could share amazing secrets that would blow our minds away. I was once in a trance and touched a random tree in the middle of a forest. I couldn’t explain what was happening but as I touched it I saw a giant nail in it. It intuitively asked me to remove that nail and I did. I wish the world would protect all trees they have great powers and wisdom and gifts.

[@askalice7222]

That's a magnificent story, thank you

[@shelton191]

Interesting story. My mom always told me for years that trees/plants can communicate with us..

[@titocardona5677]

Thank you for sharing your story, it moved me. I have always loved trees and plans since I was a little kid. I suspected they communicated in some way and now I have confirmed it. Now, I have even more respect and will do more to protect them.

[@patlee8925]

L Collins - I know you’re right .... thank-you for loving our trees.

[@jamesanagnos6123]

She loves nature so much makes my eyes tear, Bless you Lady

[@pkcowzah3369]

A perfect demonstration of spirituality in the natural world backed by solid science. The importance of this approach managing forests the world over cannot possibly be over-estimated. Thank you Suzanne Simard.