Picture of the Day

Small Trees in Forest

October 17, 2020 ―- Archive

Macro and Micro Picture of the Day 2020-10-17
License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Here is a group of small Rocky Mountain Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca) trees. Rocky Mountain Douglas fir is a large tree that can grow up to 220 ft (67 m) tall and get over 1,200 years old. This photo was taken in the Wild Basin area of Rocky Mountain National Park on October 13, 2020.

Equipment used: Canon EOS Rebel T5i with a standard zoom lens (EF-S 18-55 mm).

Authors: Richard Hollos and Stefan Hollos