MOUNTAIN TREES 



etted against the skies, marking the 

 devastation of recent fires. 



A noticeable feature of the cones and 

 one which makes this tree easily distin- 

 guishable from the other conifers, is the 

 presence of the rather thick fringe-like 

 bracts protruding beyond the scales. The 

 cones mature the first year but remain 

 hanging on the trees after the seeds have 

 fallen out. Pseudotsuga is derived from 

 the Greek pseudo, false, and the Japan- 

 ese tsuga, hemlock; macrocarpa means 

 large fruit. 



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