baumzaehlen - Primeval Forests & Their Trees

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Juniperus communis (common juniper, Cupressaceae)

Tree-like 6.2-metre J. communis in Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine) forest. Tresticklan National Park , Sweden.
Shrub-like J. communis in a stand of Betula pendula (silver birch, 2., 4. and 5. trunk from left) and Populus tremula (common aspen, the other grey trunks). Also Picea abies (Norway spruce, background). Pyhä-Häkki National Park , Finland, at 165 m.
Low Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine) forest at dry rocky site. J. communis (centre foreground) and Betula pendula (silver birch, right background). Tyresta National Park , Sweden.
Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine) forest. Also Picea abies (Norway spruce) with dense foliage, Betula pendula (silver birch) with white bark and small J. communis , foreground. Petkeljärvi National Park , Finland.