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Rhiannon R
Rhiannon Dec 7, 2006 10:20:37
Replying to bawn79

Depends how tall your mountain is dunnit. There's a natural tree line above which they won't grow and you get smaller and smaller things. But I can't find the altitude of this in Britain. Scots pines are native - you can get natural scots pine forests here.

B bawn79
bawn79 Dec 7, 2006 12:40:28
Replying to Rhiannon

Rhiannon wrote:
Depends how tall your mountain is dunnit. There's a natural tree line above which they won't grow and you get smaller and smaller things. But I can't find the altitude of this in Britain. Scots pines are native - you can get natural scots pine forests here.
I would think that altitude would vary also depending on general climate conditions, wasnt it warmer in the neolithic? but ya I think there are a lot of variables to consider.

S StewardsofGondor
StewardsofGondor Dec 14, 2006 17:06:25
Replying to Rhiannon

Rhiannon wrote:
Depends how tall your mountain is dunnit. There's a natural tree line above which they won't grow and you get smaller and smaller things. But I can't find the altitude of this in Britain. Scots pines are native - you can get natural scots pine forests here.
it's not a native Irish tree though, (as far as i know) as well as that, the thin soil found there and the amount of leeching that takes place on an exposed piece of ground like that would mean that the top of a mountain of any considerable height, can't support large vegetation like that, i would assume.