> Even plants use the mathematical properties of fractals to make effective structures. I think a better way to put it would be that plant growth processes exh

> Even plants use the mathematical properties of fractals to make effective structures. I think a better way to put it would be that plant growth processes exhibit patterns that can be modelled by the mathematics of fractals. "Using mathematics", the way I see it, evokes a mind that uses abstract mental constructs (organized as "mathematics") for the purpose of modelling some aspect of reality. To the best of our knowledge, plants seem to lack that kind of mind.