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  • We're above most trees now, with only scattered patches of krumholtz.

    grouse Diary Entry grouse 2001

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  • "Krumholtz or Krummholz formation (from German: krumm, "twisted"; and holz, "wood") is a feature of subarctic and subalpine tree line landscapes, where continual exposure to fierce, freezing winds cause vegetation to become stunted and deformed."

    - Wikipedia

    January 17, 2008

  • See also chordee, phallocamposis.

    January 17, 2008