And isn’t it advantageous to the whole forest if the mature trees are the same height? Doesn’t that happen naturally all over the place? Something about equal sunlight, hydraulic pressure, hydration, and… I forget.
It’s advantageous to be a taller tree than your neighbours, since you get more sun. That turned into an evolutionary arms race to the top, and now we have tall forests.
And isn’t it advantageous to the whole forest if the mature trees are the same height? Doesn’t that happen naturally all over the place? Something about equal sunlight, hydraulic pressure, hydration, and… I forget.
It’s advantageous to be a taller tree than your neighbours, since you get more sun. That turned into an evolutionary arms race to the top, and now we have tall forests.