You might think they're created by the buses physically damaging the trees as they pass, but I suspect they're actually created by crown shyness, where trees naturally limit their growth so as not the clash with the branches of neighbouring trees. In this case, the trees infer the regular movement of the passing buses as an indication that they're getting too close to a neighbouring tree and, as a result, restrict their growth it that direction.

#glasgow #trees #buses #bus #nature #crownshyness

I love the rectangular shapes in the trees along Great Western Road in Glasgow, like the one in the foreground of this photo, which neatly match the profile of the local double-decker buses.

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🌳✨ Les arbres timides existent
Le phénomène de "crown shyness" (timidité des ciîmes) intrigue les scientifiques depuis les années 1920 : les cimes des arbres s’arrêtent net… sans jamais se toucher 🍃
Par respect ? Pour mieux capter la lumière ? Le mystère reste entier.

#CrownShyness #Forêt #PhénomèneNaturel #MystèreBotanique #2tout2rien #Nature

@AverageS

Can't be sure from one photo, but I think you took at good shot of "Crown Shyness"...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_shyness

#Trees #CrownShyness

#Canopy #CrownShyness

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#shahai by Dr. Vidya Premkumar (@i_sing_peace), a poet, educator & author. Her poetry explores themes of nature, identity, & the human experience. She also runs Jnana Vistar, a company offering educational workshops for schools, colleges, & corporations. #poetry #taiga art #forest #haiga #trees #artlovers #photographylovers #crownshyness #photo #haiku #monoku #micropoetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #photooftheday

Bestimmte Baumarten halten im Kronendach Abstand zueinander. Von unten betrachtet kann dies zu schönen Mustern führen.
Grund dürfte sein, dass die Bäume das Wachstum einstellen, wenn sie anderen Bäumen zu nah kommen und die Äste der anderen Bäume bei Wind die eigenen beschädigen könnte.
Es sind gleichwohl Unterschiede je nach Baumart feststellbar.
Fotos:
https://thursd.com/articles/tree-crown-shyness
Studie dazu:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378112715001486
#Crownshyness #Wald #Baum

#crownshyness #trees #pines
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_shyness

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De zin van dit boek slaat op de term crown shyness uit de titel.
https://www.pelckmans.net/nl/blog/ook-bomen-doen-aan-social-distancing/details

In Chambers' woorden: 'somehow, in the absence of contact, they knew exactly where to stop growing outward so that they might give their neighbors space to thrive.'
Waren mensen maar meer als bomen.

@boeken @bookstodon
#CrownShyness #Kroonverlegenheid #Ecosysteem #Samenleven

Crown shyness is a feature observed in some tree species, in which the crowns of fully stocked trees do not touch each other.

#science #sciencefacts #trees #treecrowns #crownshyness #treehugger

Bird’s Eye View. A gouache painting inspired by my one trip aboard a hot air balloon in the autumn. #gouache #CrownShyness #forest #ArtistsOnMastodon #IndigenousCreatives

Gotta get these shots in before the rooks start nesting again. edit - I've just noticed the lovely "Crown Shyness" at the top - the trees leave a gap between each other. Not fully understood! #Rookery #Wood #blackandwhite #photography #CrownShyness