Glacier Bay Alaska

[rockm]

Interesting article on Mountain Hemlocks

Like messengers from the past, Alaska’s bonsai trees tell stories of hard winters through their rings

In Glacier Bay National Park, scientist Ben Gaglioti pulls cylinders out of the trees that can provide more than 300 years of data.

www.adn.com

 

[Bavarian Raven]

There's a reason they are one of my fav. trees. They grow like that here in southwestern BC, if you are willing to hike/trek/scramble up to the rocky peaks where it's winter for 8 months of the year, and deathly hot the other 4

 

[HorseloverFat]

@Frozentreehugger .... Is always talking of demystifying the Tsuga... He'll appreciate this, as well.

 

[HorseloverFat]

(Ah I see he has already been here)

Thanks for sharing, @rockm ,a very interesting article!..

I need some winds like that here!