Forest Primeval

by Allison Constantino

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12.000 x 12.000 inches

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Forest Primeval

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Allison Constantino

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Painting - Acrylic On Paper

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Things you should know about trees.

Trees “talk” to each other!

Trees share water and nutrients through their network of roots and use them to communicate.

Trees send signals about drought and diseases. When insects attack other trees, they alter their behavior when they receive these messages.

Scientists call these mycorrhizal networks. The fine, hairlike root tips of trees join with microscopic fungal filaments to form the primary links of the network, which appear to operate as a symbiotic relationship between trees and fungi, or an economic exchange.

As a kind of “fee for services,” the fungi consume about 30% of the sugar that trees photosynthesize from sunlight.

Sugar is what fuels the fungi, as they scavenge the soil for nitrogen, phosphorus, and other minerals and nutrients, which are then absorbed and consumed by the trees.

Forests are home to over 80% of land animals and plants and cover 31% of the world’s total land area.

About 1.6 billion people around the world depend on forests for their daily livelihoods and subsistence needs.

A tree can sequester up to 150 kilograms of carbon dioxide per year. The world’s forests store an estimated 296 gigatons of carbon in both above and below-ground biomass.

Europe’s 400 billion trees currently absorb almost 9% of the continent’s greenhouse gas emissions!

The tallest tree in the world is called Hyperion. It’s a California coastal redwood that is 380 feet tall.

The largest tree in the world by volume is a giant sequoia called General Sherman which has a trunk that is 32 feet around and contains an estimated 52,478 cubic feet of wood.

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May 7th, 2023

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