to better their overall chances of survival, conifers cede to their competitors the immediate advantage in the most obvious areas, so that they can seed more opportunistically and effectively later on. For their nourishment and survival, conifers do not head directly to the source; rather, like Robinson Crusoe, they first head in the opposite direction, away from the sea of fish and fertile soils toward an interim step, in order to make a more effective and successful move to the source later on.
