Do trees have feelings? Probably not.

Do trees have feelings? Probably not.

The plant intelligence is a fascinating thing. But when we are talking about plant intelligence and the ability to exchange information, that doesn't mean that plants can think or have feelings. The ability to exchange information between individuals doesn't mean that those individuals can think. If trees or other plants can exchange primitive information using pheromones like enough water, that doesn't mean that trees are talking to us.

This information can be simple. If some trees send lots of pheromones they are at a suitable place. The number of pollen determines which side the other tree makes its inflorescence. When we cut some plants, that creature makes lots of flowers. And the reason for that could be that water flow in its cells ends. And to guarantee that its genomes will transfer to other plants that cut plant creates lots of flowers. But that thing doesn't mean that those plants have feelings.

"Researchers scrutinized claims made in two popular books about trees having human-like traits and emotions. Published in Trends in Plant Science, their findings challenge many of these claims as unscientific. They caution against anthropomorphizing plants and highlight issues like the flawed “mother tree concept” and the dangers of making decisions based on appealing but inaccurate narratives, especially in the context of climate change adaptation". (ScitechDaily.com/Scientists Debunk the Myth: Do Trees Really Have Feelings?)

The trap of a Venus fly trap, showing trigger hairs.

If we think of cases where the plant can send different chemicals in the case of fire and if some bugs are eating them. That thing can tell that there are different chemical information transporters in cambium or leaves. Fire releases different chemicals than a bug that eats the leaves. That thing can make it possible for trees can exchange information.

But those actions like pumping more water into trees are reflexes if they exist. Same way flytraps are eating bugs by closing their leaves. The Venus flytrap can move its leaves very fast. But that vegetable is not intelligent. The Venus flytrap plays butterfly when it cheats bugs to sit on its leaves. And even if that vegetable is a beast, it will not be intelligent.

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-debunk-the-myth-do-trees-really-have-feelings/

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