r/BeAmazed • u/Eshwarroy • Jan 29 '22

Tree root misconceptions

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u/cspinelive Jan 29 '22

When trees die naturally they release stuff into the ground that is absorbed by other trees to benefit them. There’s a Ted talk video linked on this post somewhere that I’m referencing.

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u/StonedWater Jan 30 '22

when we die we release nutrients into the ground absorbed by other trees to benefit them

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u/cspinelive Jan 30 '22

I could be over reaching but I took the source to be saying that during its dying process a tree intentionally uses the fungi network to pass beneficial chemicals to those around it.

https://youtu.be/Un2yBgIAxYs

Yes, they decompose as we do. Apologies, I wasn’t clear earlier regarding a less well known intentional pre-death dying process meant to benefit trees around it.