Shy Trees

[MasterBlaster]

Just saw this at AT, pretty cool. The leaves must emit some type of pheromone, orrrrr something. Most interesting!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Very cool .... Nature always amazes me...

 

[Mr. Sir]

That is cool! I get quite a few requests from homeowners to cut back their trees because they're starting to touch one another. Maybe I'll start recommending that they plant these instead.

 

[wiley_p]

That is cool! I get quite a few requests from homeowners to cut back their trees because they're starting to touch one another. Maybe I'll start recommending that they plant these instead.

Yeah no kidding.

 

[Paul B]

some sort of allelopathy?

 

[wiley_p]

I wonder if the roots do the same thing?

 

[Koa Man]

We have camphor trees here. I trimmed a couple but never took notice of that phenomenon before.

 

[gf beranek]

Polite trees.... Give me room to breath, Bro!

 

[Old Monkey]

There's a sensitive plant why not a shy tree?

 

[gf beranek]

The Mimosa grew wild in the Nam and when you rubbed up against it the leaves would shrink and fold up,, making the plant look like shrub of sticks instead of leaves.

 

[treelooker]

Search Francis Halle', who documented crown shyness in the amazon canopy.

I see it in oak groves sometimes.

 

[rumination]

I've seen it in other tree species. It's pretty cool.