Eli5: How a growing tree avoids growing branches into each other.

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Title. I’ve never seen a tree where two or more branches have collided while growing. How does the tree “know” where all the branches are while growing?

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plants arent exactly “dumb”; they can sense and interact with their environment. A tree grows its branches slowly and can likely see/sense extremely close objects by electromagnetic interference or chemical scenting (seen in root structures).

the smell of fresh grass?? thats actually each blade of grass releasing chemicals to warn all the other grass….and other plants have been recorded giving off scents and discharges and rarely sounds to “communicate” with surrounding plants.

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