tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14353435204509701182024-03-13T04:42:04.486-07:00Trees Near Their Limits -- AlaskaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435343520450970118.post-58624704665816488192010-11-11T00:32:00.001-08:002022-08-11T19:00:53.097-07:00This Alaska subdivision ranges from the tree line along a frosty Dalton Highway to wet southeastern towns where native trees flourish but exotics are challenged by cool dull summers.<br />
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The sign reads, "FARTHEST NORTH SPRUCE TREE ON THE ALASKA PIPELINE -- DO NOT CUT." The tree has since died, but a new spruce can be seen a little farther to the north. The other bona fide tree species in this area (as opposed to the dwarf birches and willows) is Balsam Poplar <span style="font-style: italic;"> (Populus balsamifera)</span>.<br />
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Balsam Poplar is the northernmost tree to be found along the Dalton Highway.<br />
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A Horsechestnut <span style="font-style: italic;">(Aesculus hippocastanum)</span> displays summer foliage on the grounds of Governor's Mansion in Juneau.<br />
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Bigleaf Maple <span style="font-style: italic;">(Acer macrophyllum)</span> near Ketchikan.<br />
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Bigleaf Maple in Juneau.<br />
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Norway Maple (<span style="font-style: italic;">Acer platanoides</span>) in Anchorage. A 'Silver Queen' cultivar is in center and a 'Crimson King' was formerly nearby.<br />
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Silver Maple (<span style="font-style: italic;">Acer saccharinum</span>) in Anchorage.<br />
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'Crimson King' Norway Maple in Skagway.<br />
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American Basswood (<i>Tilia americana</i>) in West Juneau.<br />
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Norway Maple in Valdez.
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