fir-tree forest
1fir tree — noun any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas • Syn: ↑fir, ↑true fir • Hypernyms: ↑conifer, ↑coniferous tree • Hyponyms: ↑silver fir, ↑Santa Luc …
2Fir wave — A fir wave is a set of alternating bands of fir trees in sequential stages of development, observed in forests on exposed mountain slopes in several areas, including northeastern North America and Japan. Fir waves develop by wave regeneration… …
3Fir and spruce forests — are greatly impacted by slight fluctuations in climate. Temperature is the primary determinate for spatial patterns of fir and spruce [Iverson, Louis and Prasad. “Potential Changes in Tree Species Richness and Forest Community Types following… …
4Tree — /tree/, n. Sir Herbert Beerbohm /bear bohm/, (Herbert Beerbohm), 1853 1917, English actor and theater manager; brother of Max Beerbohm. * * * I Woody perennial plant. Most trees have a single self supporting trunk containing woody tissues, and in …
5Tree sitting — is a form of environmentalist civil disobedience in which a protester sits in a tree, usually on a small platform built for the purpose, to protect it from being cut down (speculating that loggers will not endanger human lives by cutting an… …
6tree — treelike, adj. /tree/, n., v., treed, treeing. n. 1. a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground. 2. any of various shrubs,… …
7Forest — This article is about a community of trees. For other uses, see Forest (disambiguation). A conifer forest in the Swiss Alps (National Park) …
8Tree — For other uses, see Tree (disambiguation). Trees on a mountain in northern Utah during early autumn …
9Forest Park (Portland) — Geobox Protected Area name = Forest Park native name = other name = other name1 = category local = category iucn = image size = 300 image caption = etymology type = Named for etymology = country = United States state = Oregon region type = City… …
10Tree line — The tree line or timberline is the edge of the habitat at which trees are capable of growing. Beyond the tree line, they are unable to grow because of inappropriate environmental conditions (usually cold temperatures, insufficient air pressure,… …
