Whitebark Pine at Crater Lake's rim - Oregon

Whitebark pine is the dominant timberline tree in subalpine habitats at Crater Lake and Lassen Volcanic National Parks. They live at high elevations under harsh, cold, windy conditions. The trunks and branches grow away from the wind creating a gnarled, sculpted tree. Dead limbs on the exposed, windward side of the tree protect and provide shelter for limbs on the other side.
Whitebark pine trees produce large seeds that Clark's Nutcrackers, large, black-and-white, crow-like birds, collect and cache. Not all cached seeds are used, and those uneaten often germinate singly or in clusters and survive. This accounts for some trees having multiple stems as adults.
Whitebark Pines and Clark's Nutcrackers are custodians of the ecosystem. The teamwork between tree and bird works so well that the whitebarks depend entirely on the nutcracker to reproduce.

Whitebark Pine at Crater Lake's rim - Oregon


© Christine Till - CT-Graphics

Order your "Whitebark Pine at Crater Lake's rim - Oregon" Framed Print at
Fine Art America
or
Download the royalty-free digital photo 'Whitebark Pine at Crater Lake's rim - Oregon' directly from:
CT-Graphics.com
- Royalty Free Photographs for Print and Web
- Image Customization
- Old or Damaged or Polaroid Photo Restoration
- Conversion of Slides and Paper Pictures to Digital (CD/DVD)
- Picture Postcards - Calendars - Greeting Cards

Photography lovers who liked this also liked:

shrub art
shrub canvas prints
shrub framed prints
shrub prints
shrub posters
shrub greeting cards
shrub photos

survivors art
survivors canvas prints
survivors framed prints
survivors prints
survivors posters
survivors greeting cards
survivors photos

endangered species art
endangered species canvas prints
endangered species framed prints
endangered species prints
endangered species posters
endangered species greeting cards
endangered species photos