Weird tree fact learned

Since there are no expectations, I'll share a weird fact I learned recently. There's a phenomenon called "crown shyness" where some tall trees, as they grow, avoid touching each other's outermost branches. When you look up from the forest floor, you see these beautiful, river-like gaps between the canopies. Nobody is 100% sure why they do it—it could be to avoid spreading diseases, prevent breaking branches in the wind, or to optimize light exposure for photosynthesis. It's like they've agreed on personal space.