New England Trail Review

Krummholz

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 These stunted trees exist mostly above treeline. Krummholz can be over a hundred years old, and, if these trees were in the valley, they might be over fifty feet high. But above treeline, they are only a few feet tall. 

 

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Grey rock, scarred and pitted with low conifer branches at the edge. A narrow slot between two grey stone slabs, with a sort of cave formed by a tree. A patchy area of scrubby pines and granite surfaces under sun. An expanse of grey rock, largely concealed with the bright yellowish green krummholz, brightly lit by the sun. A layer of pine needles with moss and low conifer bushes. beneath slightly taller conifer bushes.
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