Subalpine Fir - Abies lasiocarpa

This is the most abundant and conspicuous tree of the subalpine, found between 4500 and 6000 feet around the Mountain and the other higher peaks. Especially large trees can be seen at Tipsoo Lake. At right, a seed is germinating on the last of the winter's snow. Photographed (left) above Paradise on the Skyline trail on December 2, 2014, (center) at Sunrise Point on September 2, 2013, and (right) at Paradise on June 21, 2010.

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