Why Do These Trees Refuse to Touch?





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Sources:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237866513_Crown_shyness_in_lodgepole_pine_stands_of_varying_stand_height_density_and_site_index_in_the_upper_foothills_of_Alberta
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112714002667
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3350169/
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Lodgepole Pine "Flowers"
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