the phenomenon of “crown shyness,” where trees avoid touching

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@sometimes_heart A bunch of trees, chilling in the forest, five feet apart cause they're not gay.

@sometimes_heart It is avoidance or is it respect, reverence and acceptance?

@sometimes_heart FRIM, Malaysia.

@sometimes_heart @lightpolIution I don't know why this grossed me out.. I can't pinpoint a reason.. but I felt grossed out

@sometimes_heart @CoochCakes This just made me really itchy and I don’t know why!

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@sometimes_heart @singhtapishwar it’s not about “avoid touching”, but “Wood Wide Web”. Just google it!

@sometimes_heart Makes me think of The Witness

@sometimes_heart me trying to avoid contact with others

@sometimes_heart @wtv_bruh

@sometimes_heart @LaurenLongg first thing I thought of was how this looks like the tissue samples under the microscope in anatomy ♥️

@sometimes_heart Trees understand personal space better than us sapiens

@sometimes_heart An intriguing but common occurrence in nature. For instance, you can find in it in the intestinal epithelium.

@sometimes_heart Even trees have more respect for personal space..

@sometimes_heart Wind driven movements cause abrasions, inhibiting new growth and damaging old growth so that the new, unestablished branches are knocked off. This allows for space to sway, light to lower limbs, and limited pest transfer.

@sometimes_heart @JaddLo Sans retouche ça donne plus ça

@sometimes_heart @naukarshah Source: me! From near home 😊

@sometimes_heart @brandunzo They're minding their own business.

@sometimes_heart @k3170Makan Protecting their personal space!

@sometimes_heart @khaxan Hover hand

@sometimes_heart that's an unexpected phenemenon. so beautiful!

@sometimes_heart i have been to the forest shown in the bottom right picture. the view of the trees is sort of underwhelming tbh

@sometimes_heart Yes! Like this I saw today in Kandy Botanic Gardens in Sri Lanka

@sometimes_heart Brown cow, stunning!

@sometimes_heart @xsyazana Mcm dr frim kepong jer

@sometimes_heart this would be hella cute to c w u bby @Jonatha22459329

@sometimes_heart @TahmohPenikett thought you might like this

@sometimes_heart @shaz_Insafiyan ہاں یہ میں نے پہلے بھی دیکھا تھا، بہت اچھا ہے، مجھے درختوں سے بڑی محبت ہے It may sound weird but its true. We grew up in a house which had more than 50 trees then, in Dubai there was NONE. Alhumdulillah we have 13 trees here 6 of them fruit trees.

@sometimes_heart @madeinmyo I belong there

@sometimes_heart @aladreth even when our fingers don't quite touch I can still feel you #5lines

@sometimes_heart We have to be labeled shy because of a mutual respect of personal space?

@sometimes_heart @Not_Yves The trees are not all the same height which allows for this type of canopy cover. The more sun the more they grow. They compete as well. We (foresters) use canopy cover to determine proper management practices for different types of forest

@sometimes_heart @ciaramcdnld It's not gay if the tips don't touch

@sometimes_heart @alimclean972 @grayson_obey appreciating the tree tops