Zooming in on Mycorrhiza: The Plant-Fungi Relationship With Benefits

Green-Wood has over 7,500 trees, and the old oak trees in particular have some fascinating fungi growing within and around them—mycorrhizal fungi. They have a special, symbiotic relationship with trees. Mycorrhizae make nutrients and water from the soil more available to the tree and, in exchange, the tree supplies the fungi with food that it produced from photosynthesis. Ethan Crenson and Sigrid Jakob, senior members of the New York Mycological Society and frequent visitors to Green-Wood, will use the Cemetery’s rich fungal diversity to teach the basics of identifying fungi. They’ll discuss how mycorrhizal fungi help trees remain healthy and connect them to other trees, essentially networking them into a “wood-wide web.”

This conversation is part of our series of virtual programs about the horticulture and wildlife of Green-Wood, Zooming in on Nature.











When: Mon., Oct. 19, 2020 at 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Where: Green-Wood Cemetery
500 25th St., Brooklyn
718-210-3080
Price: $5
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Green-Wood has over 7,500 trees, and the old oak trees in particular have some fascinating fungi growing within and around them—mycorrhizal fungi. They have a special, symbiotic relationship with trees. Mycorrhizae make nutrients and water from the soil more available to the tree and, in exchange, the tree supplies the fungi with food that it produced from photosynthesis. Ethan Crenson and Sigrid Jakob, senior members of the New York Mycological Society and frequent visitors to Green-Wood, will use the Cemetery’s rich fungal diversity to teach the basics of identifying fungi. They’ll discuss how mycorrhizal fungi help trees remain healthy and connect them to other trees, essentially networking them into a “wood-wide web.”

This conversation is part of our series of virtual programs about the horticulture and wildlife of Green-Wood, Zooming in on Nature.

Buy tickets/get more info now