baumzaehlen - Primeval Forests & Their Trees

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Rhododendron ponticum (pontic rhododendron, Ericaceae)

Fagus orientalis (oriental beech), girth 536 cm. R. ponticum understory. Mtirala National Park , Georgia.
Fagus orientalis (oriental beech) forest. Small Castanea sativa (sweet chestnut, left centre). R. ponticum understory. Mtirala National Park , Georgia.
Some canopy tree and understory (bottom) species at upper elevations of Mtirala National Park , Georgia.