While out photographing wildflowers with my kids, I stumbled across this amazing little Douglas-fir. In our area, this tree normally reaches 20' or more in height before producing cones. This one was growing out of a small crevice in vertical strata of basalt, and due to limited soil and water (I presume) reached full reproductive maturity while less than 2' tall. In the vicinity we saw some really interesting (that is, beautiful) wildflowers, the showy phlox and a species of locoweed. Fun day.
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