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Twisted Trees

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Twisted Trees

Twisted Trees

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Image Type(s): Flora, Scenery

Page By: mtybumpo

Created/Edited: Aug 11, 2007 / Aug 11, 2007

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Ancient Trees of Harsh Environments

It seems that the oldest and strangest looking trees seem to grow on the very tops of mountains. Up there they have to battle constant winds and heavy snows so they are naturally not as tall as their lower elevation counterparts. These conditions often make them stronger and look stranger. If you have any great photos of weird looking ancient (or otherwise) trees, please post them here!

Images

Bristlecone Pine in Black & White

Bristlecone Pine in Black & White

Wind Twisted Ponderosa

Wind Twisted Ponderosa

Gnarly Trees

Windblown Tree

Patriarch Grove Bristlecone Pines

Patriarch Grove Bristlecone Pines

Jardine Juniper

Jardine Juniper

The Cliffhanger

The Cliffhanger

Ponderosa on top of Rainbow Wall

Ponderosa on top of Rainbow Wall

Charons Garden Mountain from...

Charons Garden Mountain from...

Old tree in Tauern valley

Old tree in Tauern valley

A gnarly dead limber pine on Upper West Ridge of Storm

A gnarly dead limber pine on Upper West Ridge of Storm

Twisted Bristlecone

Twisted Bristlecone

Bristlecone Pine, Dawn

Bristlecone Pine, Dawn

Between 10 and 11000 feet in...

Between 10 and 11000 feet in...

The Bristlecone forest found...

The Bristlecone forest found...

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