Pando
For the past 80,000 years, the Trembling Giant has lived at Fishlake National Forest, Utah, USA. This is no fantasy giant – it is the living, breathing kind. Its name, Pando, from the Latin meaning ‘I spread’, gives us a vital clue. Pando is a superorganism comprised of 45,000 quaking aspen trees, all genetically identical and sharing the same root system, spanning 107 acres and weighing 6,615 tons. Individual trees come and go, but the gentle giant lives on – except that today, Pando’s life is under threat due to overgrazing by deer and elk. Let’s protect and respect our elders.
— Wayne Visser
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