What Spruce Trees Can Teach Us About Financial Restraint
Saving resources means better longevity
While we humans are fixated on finding money to survive, prosper, and climb up the social ladder, trees are a little more simplistic.
For trees to survive and continue growing, they need water. Obviously, we need water, too. But we’ve figured that one out (for the most part). Trees, on the other hand, have to use it wisely.
Trees operate differently depending on the season. In summer, trees photosynthesize easily through their leaves for food and use the necessary amount of water for growth. They have to be careful not to waste, however, as dry spells during the summer could leave the trees empty-handed.
During winter, though, trees are able to stockpile water for those dry spells as they pause their growth plans until warmer days come.
As Peter Wohlleben (et al.) explains in “The Hidden Life of Trees,” not all trees are so smart.
“After a couple of weeks of high temperatures and no rain, forests usually begin to suffer. The most severely affected trees are those that grow in soils where moisture is usually particularly abundant. These trees don’t know the meaning of restraint and are lavish in their water use, and it is usually the largest and most…
