Finding the Mother Tree

From the world’s leading forest ecologist who forever changed how people view trees, their connections to one another and to other living things in the forest–a moving, deeply personal journey of discovery.
“A vivid and compelling memoir of [Simard’s] lifelong quest to prove that the forest is more than just a collection of trees”The New York Times
Book Cover - Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard
Book Cover - Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard

Finding the Mother Tree

From the world’s leading forest ecologist who forever changed how people view trees, their connections to one another and to other living things in the forest–a moving, deeply personal journey of discovery.
“A vivid and compelling memoir of [Simard’s] lifelong quest to prove that the forest is more than just a collection of trees”The New York Times

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About Suzanne

Suzanne Simard is a Professor of Forest Ecology at the University of British Columbia and the author of Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest.

Suzanne is a pioneer on the frontier of plant communication and intelligence; and has been hailed as a scientist who conveys complex, technical ideas in a way that is dazzling and profound. Her work has influenced filmmakers (the Tree of Souls in James Cameron’s Avatar) and her TED talks have been viewed by more than 10 million people worldwide.

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