baumzaehlen - Primeval Forests & Their Trees

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Abies procera (noble fir, Pinaceae)

 

 

Goat Marsh Giant, the largest A. procera in this area by volume (126 cubic metres). Behind it (centre) a large Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii (coast Douglas-fir). Goat Marsh Research Natural Area, Washington, USA.
A. procera, left; Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii (coast Douglas-fir), right. Goat Marsh Research Natural Area, Washington, USA.
Behind the dead tree: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii (coast Douglas-fir). Extreme right: Tsuga heterophylla (western hemlock). Goat Marsh Research Natural Area, Washington, USA.
The tree with pale trunk, left: Abies amabilis (Pacific silver fir). The tree with very coarse bark, background left: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii (coast Douglas-fir). The trees with lower branches, centre and right: Tsuga heterophylla (western hemlock). Goat Marsh Research Natural Area, Washington, USA.