The Secret Life of Trees

S1 E1

The Secret Life of Trees — Season 1, Episode 1: The Early Years

Documentary46 min1 season, 3 episodes7.0/10

Episode synopsis

We explore the lives of young trees, discovering how they transform from minute seeds into mature adults. But with fewer than 1 in 1000 seeds reaching adulthood, a tree's early years are the most treacherous.

About The Secret Life of Trees

Narrated by Michael Palin, this fascinating series follows the incredible lives of trees - from their beginning as tiny seeds through to magnificent giants and into old age, revealing the secrets of how they communicate, how they drink and even how some of the three trillion trees on our planet are as old as the pyramids.

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