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Secrets of a tree whisperer: ‘They get along, they listen – they’re attuned’
Canadian pine forest
‘It was like intercepting a covert conversation over the airwaves that could change the course of history,’ says Suzanne Simard. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto

Suzanne Simard revolutionised the way we think about plants and fungi with the discovery of the woodwide web. The ecologist’s new book shares the wisdom of a life of listening to the forest