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Posted: 31 Jan 2012

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Juniperus occidentalis australis •
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Giant Juniper

Giant Juniper
A mammoth juniper growing high above its usual range, probably ~10K feet. Rock Creek, Sierra Nevada, California, USA. We heard about this juniper stand at the local resort; it's on an exposed slope where they can do better than the usual trees you find at this elevation. It turns out this occurrence is not unique; we've since seen lots of huge junipers at high elevations on exposed slopes in the Sierra. I may get a chance to post a few of those pix along-- Map position is approximate.

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 Peggy C
Peggy C club
.. beautiful capture -- love all the textures

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9 years ago.
 William Sutherland
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Outstanding shot! Love the tree's anatomy!

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 Pam J
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This is glorious !!!

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9 years ago.
 slgwv
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Thanks, everyone! These are strange occurrences of a plant that is otherwise better known as a component of the semiarid scrub! Presumably they can survive on these open slopes, even so far above their usual range, because they're more drought-tolerant.
9 years ago.

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