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Ancient
Whitebark Pine
Most
of the "ghost trees" near the summit of Lookout Mountain
are whitebark pines. This is a remarkable species of "natural
bonsai" that has adapted to life in the most extreme environments
of the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. This specimen is hundreds
of years old. The center snag is actually still supporting living
wood, as evidenced by the sweep of branches growing along the
left side of the bleached trunk.
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