Cedar Breaks, Bristlecone Pines on Rock, UT 9-09g
(1 in a multiple picture set)
I zoomed in even more from the last photo and found this amazing example of plant adaptation, or maybe I should say 'plant tenacity.' I was amazed that these bristlecone pine trees could grow down in this canyon wear water is so scarce and good soil almost nonexistent.
By the way, these junipers were mistaken for cedars by the Mormon pioneers who named the canyon. They thought that these trees were cedars.
Cedar Breaks, Bristlecone Pines on Rock, UT 9-09g
(1 in a multiple picture set)
I zoomed in even more from the last photo and found this amazing example of plant adaptation, or maybe I should say 'plant tenacity.' I was amazed that these bristlecone pine trees could grow down in this canyon wear water is so scarce and good soil almost nonexistent.
By the way, these junipers were mistaken for cedars by the Mormon pioneers who named the canyon. They thought that these trees were cedars.