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A windswept south slope @10,000 ft on which only limber pine and bristle cone pine can withstand the trying winter conditions

imageID: 24625
Description: A windswept south slope @10,000 ft on which only limber pine and bristle cone pine can withstand the trying winter conditions
Keywords: San Francisco Peaks
Organisms: limber pine
bristle cone pine
aspen
Photographer: G.A. Pearson
Original collection id: 225641
Media: black and white print
Collection: Fort Valley Experimental Forest historical photographs
Quality: 3
Location: Coconino National Forest; AZ; USA
Date(yyyy): 1928
Comments: A windswept south slope @10,000 ft on which only limber pine and bristle cone pine can withstand the trying winter conditions. Aspen appears in the background where the exposure to wind is less severe.
Citation: Use of this image is governed by Creative Commons CC BY. If you use the image, please include the following citation:

Olberding, Susan D.; Huebner, Daniel P.; Edminster, Carleton B. 2007. Fort Valley Experimental Forest historical photographs. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2007-0005


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