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Tree crowns actively avoid touching their immediate peers

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Look up in a dense forest and you will notice the tops of certain trees refuse to overlap, creating intricate, puzzle-like borders in the sky. This phenomenon shows that even massive plants heavily respect personal space and despise crowded neighborhood conditions.

Tree crowns actively avoid touching their immediate peers
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