![]() ![]() Weaker members, who would once have been supported by the stronger ones, suddenly fall behind. ![]() And there are now a lot of losers in the forest. This is because a tree can be only as strong as the forest that surrounds it. ![]() As a result, they are fit and grow better, but they aren't particularly long-lived. Some individuals photosynthesize like mad until sugar positively bubbles along their trunk. Every tree now muddles along on its own, giving rise to great differences in productivity. They send messages out to their neighbors in vain, because nothing remains but stumps. If you "help" individual trees by getting rid of their supposed competition, the remaining trees are bereft. “When trees grow together, nutrients and water can be optimally divided among them all so that each tree can grow into the best tree it can be. ![]()
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