Heron Marsh: white pine (Pinus strobus) growing amidst leatherleaf dwarf shrubs. The tree is stunted due the low nutrients in the acidic bog peat.

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Location: Heron Marsh, Paul Smith's College VIC (Visitor Interpretive Center), New York, US
Photo credit: © Rasvan ILIESCU / Alamy / Afripics
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