A view upwards to the open areas between the different canopies of mature oak trees, Coast Live Oaks in Northern California. Known as crown shyness or canopy shyness, the open areas between the canopies are thought to be a cooperative growth strategy by mature trees.

Crown shyness, or canopy shyness.
Coast Live Oaks, mature, winter.
Thought to be a cooperative strategy by close-growing trees within a forest.

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