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stefan · Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Posts: 4656 Location: somewhere

same ol' ... 1 photoperpost ... all trees welcome

i place trees, in particular conifers, at the top of my list of favorite organisms of this here planet. conifers (gymnosperms) have been around since long before flowering trees and find their niches in the most moderate and extreme climates. a simply beautiful and remarkable existence. the last remaining towering cathedrals of ancient forests of the pacific northwest are powerful enough to overwhelm one in unfathomable awe and disbelief ... or the bristlecone that thrives perched high on arid, rugged, windswept peaks of the great basin for thousands of years can leave one utterly speechless in wonder and wonderment.

i'll start it out with a slender conifer of the subalpine found all over the rockies, cascades and mountains of canada, and sits near sea level in southeast alaska. although more recently separated into two species (Abies lasiocarpa and Abies bifolia) which overlap and hybridize, it goes under the common name of Subalpine Fir and is akin to the balsam fir (Abies balsamea) of central canada and northeastern NA

i took this photo during a sunset through a smokey evening sky in glacier

Subalpine Firs, Glacier Nat'l Park, august 2001

Cirrus2000 · Joined: 26 Mar 2006 Posts: 1341

Sundance Trailhead, Dark Canyon, very early in the morning. May 30, 2006.

gonzo · Joined: 07 Feb 2007 Posts: 788

Nicely done, Cirrus. I dig it.

This isn't my favorite tree pic, but it's definitely my most interesting. It took me months to figure out what the heck was happening here:

Turns out that it's a palm inflorescence (cluster of flowers) that the palm tree was producing to attract pollinators. Of course, since this was taken in Long Beach, CA I'm guessing there weren't too many of the tree's native pollinators around.

Summit42 · Joined: 03 Aug 2006 Posts: 2043 Location: 127.0.0.1

Alex · Joined: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 2562 Location: SLC, UT

East Rim, Zion NP

Summit42 · Joined: 03 Aug 2006 Posts: 2043 Location: 127.0.0.1

Alex · Joined: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 2562 Location: SLC, UT

Dude, that tree is awesome! I love the curves :nod:

Summit42 · Joined: 03 Aug 2006 Posts: 2043 Location: 127.0.0.1

Cirrus2000 · Joined: 26 Mar 2006 Posts: 1341

Summit42 wrote: One more with the fam for sense of proportion.
Good idea - I thought it was much smaller than that in the first shot. Very cool tree!

Jaxx · Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 1855

tree in willis creek, GSENM

CarpeyBiggs · Joined: 18 Mar 2007 Posts: 1908 Location: Fairbanks, AK

kris247 wrote: Nicely done, Cirrus. I dig it.

This isn't my favorite tree pic, but it's definitely my most interesting. It took me months to figure out what the heck was happening here:

Turns out that it's a palm inflorescence (cluster of flowers) that the palm tree was producing to attract pollinators. Of course, since this was taken in Long Beach, CA I'm guessing there weren't too many of the tree's native pollinators around.

That thing just makes me uncomfortable. Not sure why, but I just don't like it, yet somehow, I cannot look away. (kinda like the Kramer)

goofball · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:16 pm Post subject:

wichita mountains

goofball · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:22 pm Post subject:

ozarks

stefan · Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Posts: 4656 Location: somewhere

Big Leaf Maple, Northern California, May 2000[velvia]

AFI · Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 53 Location: Utah County

I love trees as well - here is a pic I took of one in Hawaii last year