nPosted on July 1, 2020
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nHave you heard that some kinds of trees are very considerate of their neighbors? That they work together with trees of their own and other species to form a full canopy and yet not touch one another?
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In other words, in some forests there is almost an entire rooftop of branches and leaves, but the full-grown trees don’t QUITE touch one another. Looking up, you can see channel-like gaps of sky between the trees.
In other words, in some forests there is almost an entire rooftop of branches and leaves, but the full-grown trees don’t QUITE touch one another. Looking up, you can see channel-like gaps of sky between the trees.n
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nSo strange! But cool!
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nThis tendency of some trees to form a full canopy with narrow gaps between trees is called “crown shyness.” It was described in an article in The American Midland Naturalist in July of 1984.
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nWhether you are looking upwards or downwards on examples of crown shyness, it looks a bit like a crazy-quilt forest!
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nAlso on this date:
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nPostal – Postage Day
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nWorldwide patriotic holidays
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nDancer / choreographer Twyla Tharp’s birthday
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nIndependence Day in Burundi
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nCanada Day
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nAnniversary of the first public zoo in the US
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nAuthor George Sand’s birthday
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nEmancipation Day in Sint Eustatius
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nKeti Koti in Suriname
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nZIP Code Day
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nPlan ahead:
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nCheck out my Pinterest boards for:
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n • July holidays
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n • July birthdays
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n • Historical anniversaries in July
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nAnd here are my Pinterest boards for:
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n• August holidays
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n• August birthdays
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n• Historical anniversaries in August
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