Tag: Mountain forests of Central Europe
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European Beech: The Tree That Shapes the Atmosphere of Central Europe’s Uplands
In the last few posts, I introduced this Central Europe tree series by reflecting on why trees are such a powerful way into sense of place, then by sketching the mountain forests of Central Europe, and most recently by looking more closely at Sycamore Maple, one of the broad-leaved companions of rich upland slopes and…
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Sycamore Maple: A Broad-Leaved Companion of Central Europe’s Uplands
In the last two posts, I introduced this new Central Europe tree series by looking first at why trees are such a powerful way into sense of place, and then at the mountain forests of Central Europe, where geology, elevation, snow, and disturbance sort species across the landscape. Among the characteristic trees of these uplands…
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Mountain Forests of Central Europe
Mountain forests in Central Europe feel layered. Across the Czech uplands and the Western Carpathians, one can move in relatively short distances from foothill broadleaf woods into beech forest, then into colder spruce- and fir-dominated uplands, and finally toward dwarf pine and meadow communities above the tree line. These transitions make the region especially rich…
Sense of Place 