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Bookmark or Share- The majesty and mystery of Alaska yellow cedarThese trees, which can live longer than 1,000 years, grow on the rainy coast from the Oregon/California border through British Columbia and as far north as Prince William Sound. The giants have in many areas died in large numbers, puzzling scientists who later came up with a non-intuitive theory of what killed them.
- Cottonwood and Balsam Poplar - Geophysical InstituteThe Klukwan giant holds the national record for black cottonwood diameter. Its nearest rival, a tree near Salem, Oregon, does hold the national height record. The Klukwan giant belies the belief that trees tend to get smaller the farther north one goes. Both balsam poplar and cottonwood have value for fuel wood, pulp and lumber.
- Diamond Willow - Geophysical InstituteOne wishing to learn more about willows can obtain Alaska Trees and Shrubs, authored by Leslie A. Viereck and Elbert L. Little, Jr., and published as Agriculture Handbook No. 410 by the Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
- Northern Tree Habitats - Geophysical InstituteHowever, after seven growing seasons in Fairbanks, trees from the most northern homelands of the Dezadeash, Carmacks and Mayo areas of the Yukon are among the tallest, and the early starters from the south are now ranked at the bottom; although some of the trees from the Ft. Nelson area of British Columbia have maintained their relatively fast ...
- More on Why Tree Trunks Spiral - Geophysical InstituteGranted, not all trees exhibit the same twist, but the majority of them do. The phenomenon can be likened to the claim that water will always spiral out of a drain in a counter-clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere. It is well known that you can make it spiral out in either direction, if you give it a little shove first.
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