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"To exist as a nation, to prosper as a state, and to live as a people, we must have trees." - Theodore Roosevelt
#TreeTuesday

There is an interesting natural phenomenon that makes us think about the mysteries of the world around us - it is the so-called "shyness of crowns" in trees. In some forests trees standing side by side do not touch their crowns, even if they are very close to each other. This effect looks like a pattern of thin "cracks" between the leaves, as if someone has drawn a boundary in the crowns of the trees so that they do not touch.
Scientists have not reached a consensus on the exact causes of "shyness", although this phenomenon has been discussed since the 1920s. Researchers assume that trees thus avoid competition for sunlight or protect themselves from damage. Trees can literally "sense" each other's proximity and try to stay out of their neighbour's territory by keeping space between branches. One possible explanation is wind protection. If branches of different trees rub against each other, this can lead to injuries. Thus, trees may intuitively develop this mechanism to avoid injury.
#TreeTuesday

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