Krummholz (German: krumm, "crooked, bent, twisted" and Holz, "wood") — also called knieholz ("knee timber") — is a type of stunted, deformed vegetation...

millennia, the tree appeared in a stunted shrub formation (also known as a krummholz formation) due to the harsh extremes of the environment in which it lives...

montane forest, the trees thin out in the subalpine zone, become twisted krummholz, and eventually fail to grow. Therefore, montane forests often contain...

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Although at high elevations taiga grades into alpine tundra through Krummholz, it is not exclusively an alpine biome, and unlike subalpine forest, much...

line; stunted forests occurring at the forest-tundra ecotone are known as krummholz. With increasing elevation it ends at the snow line where snow and ice...

sparse, stunted, and deformed by wind and cold. This is sometimes known as krummholz (German for "crooked wood").: 58  The tree line often appears well-defined...

Higher-elevation subalpine forests are characterized by Norway spruce (Picea abies). Krummholz and alpine meadows occur above the treeline. Wildlife in the Carpathians...

Prostrate growth form to avoid wind/salt spray (Abronia spp., Beach Primrose) Krummholz growth form (Monterrey Cypress-not a dune plant but deals with similar...

highest altitude wildlife protected area in India Sub-tropical to Alpine, Krummholz (stunted forest) Mouling National Park Upper Siang, West Siang and East...

Balsam fir krummholz on Mount Hight, New Hampshire...

flora is interspersed with bare rocks. Between the two regions is the krummholz region, where stunted trees grow with their branches oriented away from...

forests occurring at the forest-tundra ecotone (the treeline) are known as Krummholz. Alpine tundra can be affected by woody plant encroachment. Alpine tundra...

conifers, spruce-fir and aspen forests in the transitionary zone, and Krummholz, and alpine tundra at the very top. The Apachian zone tucked into the...

winter-deciduous plant, deciduous beech is found, which forms a carpet or krummholz, or very rarely a 4-metre tree. Tasmania features a high concentration...

mountain ranges and often marks the tree line. Thus, it is often found as krummholz, trees growing close to the ground that have been dwarfed by exposure...

or a mixture of white pine, fir, and spruce that appear as shrub-like krummholz. Finally, rivers and canyons can create a unique forest zone in more arid...

alpine climate with verdant meadows (Turkish: yayla) alternating with krummholz and boreal forests. Between the humid Pontic climate and semi-arid conditions...

planted for shade. Yields of pods may be 45–135 kg per tree per year. Krummholz Reaction wood National Festival of the Dividivi Botanic Gardens Conservation...

marshes and flats, coniferous and mixed forests, stunted vegetation (krummholz) and mountain tundra ecosystems. Maple forests including paper birch (Betula...

from north of Stowe, Vermont. Mansfield from toll road. Rime ice in the Krummholz zone of Mansfield. Looking south towards Camels Hump off the summit ridge...

timberline associates, it can survive by its ability to adapt (growing in a krummholz form) and reproduce via layering in clusters at high elevations. At timberline...

rocky terrain or alpine meadows dominated by grasses, sedges, herbs, and Krummholz forest patches. Range maps often erroneously depict hoary marmots occurring...

"Montserrat Madonna" from Old Town Byzantine building (pg.100 of Martin Krummholz ISBN 978-80-7010-131-5) Aix-en-Provence, (Bouches-du-Rhône): Notre-Dame...

Pinus contorta grows as an evergreen shrub or tree. The shrub form is krummholz and is approximately 1 to 3 meters (3 to 10 ft) high. The thin and narrow-crowned...

winter-deciduous plant, deciduous beech is found, which forms a carpet or krummholz, or very rarely a 4-metre tree. Tasmania features a high concentration...

mountain. High west winds near the summit have gnarled the spruce there like Krummholz, flagged with limbs only on their leeward (eastward) side. As is typical...

long, with a slender, 5–8 mm long light brown wing. The tree grows in a krummholz form along the fringe of alpine tundras. Engelmann spruce is native to...

narrowly conical crowns until old age (300 to 400 years) and shrubby krummholz on cold, windy sites near timberline add beauty to mountain landscapes...

at lower elevations and protected sites, while multi-stemmed, stunted (krummholz-form) individuals are more abundant near tree line. Herb and shrub-dominated...