Epiphytes are plants which live their lives away from the soil. They need no roots dug into the ground. They typically grow in the canopy of larger trees, sometimes from man made creations like roadside signage or telephone wires. They absorb what they need from the air, and often don’t damage their host tree. The
How getting to know the trees in an area can tell you what to expect from the weather, the age of a forest, and more.
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Out West, conifers typically dominate. The deserts are rife with junipers and pinyons, tough enough to survive as shrubs with little in their tin cups. The redwoods and sequoias outgrow skyscrapers in their respective homelands. Lodgepoles and pondos enjoy entire pure stands where little else can compete with their tenacity over long periods left uncut.
Getting to know those big guys on the hill.
Notes from the Field is Wand’rly Magazine’s take on exploring our country’s natural side.
