樹冠的形狀大部份主要是由陽光和重力造成的,有些樹樹冠取決於這兩者的平衡而有特定形狀Tree crowns grow into self-similar shapes controlled by gravity and light sensing αp表示光照參數,αg表示重力參數,曲線下方深綠色的自然界理論上不會出現,因為這些樹冠形狀光照與重力之間狀態不會達成平衡 A set of crown shapes obtained from a numerical computation, varying αg and αp, and with γ = 0.01. Green shapes (above the curve) have converged towards a self-similar-one, whereas grey shapes have not converged. For each shape, the parameter values correspond to the grid intersection. (Online version in colour.)