Do forest bushes actually ‘speak’ via underground fungi?

The concept forest bushes can ‘speak’ to one another, share assets with their seedlings — and even defend them — via a connective underground internet of delicate fungal filaments tickles the creativeness. The idea is so intriguing, it is taken root in standard media — even being raised within the standard Apple TV present Ted Lasso — and been dubbed the ‘wood-wide internet,’ however the science behind these concepts is unproven, cautions an knowledgeable.