#treesfacts

Trees play a crucial role in our lives, as they give us clean air, water, food, and a beautiful environment to us, but you probably don't know some surprising facts about trees. Check out the 5 mind-blowing facts about trees.

Trees don’t die of old age, they are killed by insects, diseases or by people. Some trees can discuss with each other. When Willows are attached by some insects, they emit a chemical that alerts other trees in the neighboring region. The other trees then respond by pushing more tannin in their leaves which makes leaves difficult to be digested by insects. More than 25% of the medicines we use originate in rainforest plants Pando, also know as The Trembling Giant, is a colony of quaking aspen trees Tests has shown that this group of trees is a single organism and is assumed to be connected by a single massive roots system. Pando is thought to be around 80,000 years old. Knocking on wood for good luck originated from primitive tree worship when rapping on trees was believed to summon protective spirits in the trees