The Secret Life of Trees

Even the mightiest oak must start life as a tiny acorn. But how do young trees, magically transform from minute seeds into mature, giant adults? This innovative nature documentary reveals how a tree's early years are the most treacherous of its life, with fewer than one in a thousand seeds reaching adulthood. What elements ensures that the survivors to stand out from the rest?

While many humans are prone to fighting the inevitability of growing old, trees have perfected the art of aging gracefully. This remarkable nature documentary reveals the incredible things that mature trees do to survive and thrive in an often turbulent world, possibly even working together to do so. Can human beings learn anything from the trees approach to maturity and ageing?

Whether a tree's lifespan is a hundred or a thousand years, eventually it reaches the end of its story. But for trees, the end of one life can mean the beginning of another. This insightful nature documentary reveals how trees can extend their lives by 'walking' across land and planting new roots, what they learn from trauma, and how a decaying tree has the miraculous ability to nurture new life.