5 INTERESTING FACTS ON TREE

 

 

1. Trees are the oldest living things on earth: The oldest known tree is a bristlecone pine named "Methuselah," estimated to be around 4,855 years old!

2. Trees can communicate with each other: Through a network of fungi in their roots, trees can share nutrients and warn each other of dangers. It's like a forest internet!

3. Trees have healing properties: Many trees have medicinal properties, like the Pacific yew tree, which contains a cancer-fighting compound called taxol.

4. Trees can affect the weather: Forests help create rain by releasing water vapor into the air, and can even influence local weather patterns.

5. Trees have social networks: Trees often grow in "guilds" with other trees and plants, working together to create a thriving ecosystem. Some trees even have "friends" they grow close to!