They can hear you talking, but it doesn't matter to them

it just wants to protect itself

There is a phenomenon that occurs in young trees "Thigmomorphogenesis"

That is, after the plant is touched, the growth will become slower

For example, as long as you touch the plants you grow like small saplings every day, it will cause the growth of the plants to increase and the thickness of the stem to slow down.

Wind also induces the same behavioral pattern in plants, lower heights reduce the leverage of wind on the roots

In addition, thicker stems are also more beneficial for stabilizing the plant. This is also used in situations where animals pass by, because less stable plants are more prone to twists and turns, and studies have found that plant samples touched in this way will Releases "jasmonic acid", an acid that alters height growth and stimulates the plant to thicken the stem, making the plant more stable, especially for indoor plants that receive too little light, especially if a single root is thin and unstable Trunk plants, this is more pronounced

If you expect a positive response from hugging a tree, you may be disappointed by the real information

The above reflection is actually just a defensive strategy against external influences that are not conducive to plants. If you want the tree to detect your signal, then your arm must be able to surround almost the entire bark of the tree, and the strength It needs a large enough and long-term hug. If we press a heavy steel bar on the trunk for a long time, the tree will change its growth direction under the premise of bypassing this obstacle and pressure, because the force must be large enough and for a long time. , so the human hug cannot satisfy these two factors, especially large trees, the area around the middle of the trunk is only composed of dead woody cells, and can have a feeling like our human hair.

The roots of a tree are like our brains, it also hates stress

The trunk on the surface is slow to respond, but the root of the tree is very sensitive. The root is like our brain, because it needs to find the soil under the ground that is conducive to its growth, so it will touch the sensory check Determine and decide which direction to go, like there's a rock blocking the way, or the soil over there is wetter, so you're someone who wants to take care of the trees and you want the trees to feel you, then you're going underground The root of the tree is right

If you connect successfully, then the root will be your first IP location, but trees don't like stress, and they don't like fresh air, so there's no point in digging the roots out of the ground, just stay in the sun for 10 minutes, the roots will die

Can plants hear us?

There is another way that humans want to connect with trees, and that is "sound"

There are also many people who want to try to communicate with trees in the voice of a human being. What should they try?

They want to try the root-plant dialogue, the plant can respond or respond in a certain way, and some grape farmers abroad will play various kinds of music in their orchards, they think they know that music can help improve the plant growth and yield

Doudou can distinguish between true and false sounds

Research by the University of Western Australia found that peas can use their roots to hear the water flowing underground, so three test tubes were made for this purpose. With the artificial sound of water flowing, the test plants were not deceived, they all picked up the real water and rooted there, but if they weren't thirsty they wouldn't show similar activity

I can really hear it but it doesn't matter

So can plants listen? Yes, they can hear just like humans, but to them, we humans try to communicate with them. Although they know, plants just "can't read it back."

For plants they just want to listen to what is important to them, so taking classical music to plants and thinking that they are going to grow well is fake where the plants will respond is the roots but they are in the ground Underneath, so you can't hear it, even if you hear them, they won't pay attention to you, because to them "it doesn't matter at all"