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A common prostrate shrub
from 9,000 feet to timber line
8 Juniperus - Sequoia - leaved,
A few small trees or bushes
Seen at 12,000 feet on ridges.
9 Maple -
A common tree at 9,000-10,000.
Near creeks + wet spots.
10 Oak - live -
Abundant forming forests
at base of mtn. on rocky hillsides,
at 9,000 feet.
11 ash - ?
A small tree with prostrate
foliage scattered thin forest
from 9,000 to 11,000 feet.
12 Rhododendron - Tree -
a large tree like form seen in
graves at 13,000 feet amid live
or bamboo under growth
13 Rhododendron - shrubs -
many small species seen at
all elevations
14 - Berberis - red berries -
Common meadows at 12,000 feet.