Shrubbery
July 7, 2006 9:59 AM Subscribe
I would say scrub oak or juniper/mountain-cedar.
posted by mattbucher at 10:12 AM on July 7, 2006
posted by mattbucher at 10:12 AM on July 7, 2006
It would help to know what general part of Montana you were in. At first, it looks like a pinyon-juniper woodland, but that doesn't really seem to occur in Montana. They're also probably not oaks or cypress, since they don't occur naturally in Montana.
Using this map, my best guess is that they're some kind of pine (which doesn't rule out pinyon pine). They look a little like the white-bark pines here.
posted by driveler at 10:51 AM on July 7, 2006
Using this map, my best guess is that they're some kind of pine (which doesn't rule out pinyon pine). They look a little like the white-bark pines here.
posted by driveler at 10:51 AM on July 7, 2006
Montana is too far North and too cold for piñon to grow. I think it is a juniper.
Thanks driveler, I never knew that pinyon was an alternate spelling for piñon.
posted by onhazier at 11:00 AM on July 7, 2006
Thanks driveler, I never knew that pinyon was an alternate spelling for piñon.
posted by onhazier at 11:00 AM on July 7, 2006
I can’t tell from the largest size of that picture: what kind of leaves do these trees have? Are they needles or broad and flat ovals? What about the bark? Is it scaly or thin and paper-like?
posted by ijoshua at 2:01 PM on July 7, 2006
posted by ijoshua at 2:01 PM on July 7, 2006
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posted by mds35 at 10:10 AM on July 7, 2006