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Pine light

Pinus mugho.

It's natural place is at the upper forest limit around 2000 meters.

It grows well everywhere, but it's wood is not rigid, designed to be pressed on the soil by the meters of snow and so, to creep on the soil. The snow cover protect it then during the winter. But at low altitude, this doesn't work. It's soft wood becomes problematic as it becomes taller.

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Uploaded on June 4, 2011
Taken on June 4, 2011