Psst. Don't tell him that there are some species of trees that are able to communicate with each other. It'll only confuse him further.
Psst. Don't tell him that there are some species of trees that are able to communicate with each other. It'll only confuse him further.Those are the Ents, right?
Actually, you have a good point. I'd forgotten about tree communication. IIRC, tree chemical signals can alert neighbor trees to caterpillar attacks, etc., enabling them to start generating caterpillar toxins.