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Posted by duddy   November 16, 2014   4035 views

This beautiful mosaic of leaves is caused by a mysterious natural phenomenon known as 'crown shyness'. Seen here in a cluster of Kapur trees in Malaysia, scientists suspect that it occurs when young shoots become sensitive to touch, and stop growing once they graze other leaves.

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thanks
Posted on Nov 19, 2014 by dejames94
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Actually its not a phenomenon straight growth is the reason for it and it is mostly forest tree that do this because they have to compete for sun light
Posted on Jan 16, 2016 by biolove
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