Old Growth Forest by bmac62
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...another view inside one of the groves of Redwood National Park.
...this photo illustrates a typical old growth Redwood forest.
...taking and uploading these pictures has spun me off on a little research project. If you are interested, see the two links below.
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...these are the characteristics of the now very rare old growth forests worldwide:
1. Large trees over 200 years old
2. Multiple-layer canopy
3. Trees of all ages
4. Large downed trees
5. Downed trees in stream courses
6. Snags
Bill
P.S. Do you have any old growth forests in your country or state? Click Here.
P.S.S. Old Growth wiki that illustrates the six characteristics listed above.
"Tricky"
Comments (39)
miztere
great capture!
blinkings
What a lovely place for a picnic. My back garden would almost qualify. ;)
Darq01
great shot, very peaceful
bimm3d
lovely place!!
jayfar
Super shot of these lovely old trees in dappled sunlight and on a carpet of green.
lyron
Splendid image!!
whaleman
Excellent Dana!
durleybeachbum
Snag! A new (for me) use for that great word. Fascinating link and a wonderful shot, Bill.
awjay
nice shot
jendellas
Another superb capture. Links very interesting!!
alanwilliams
giants amongst trees in a superb setting. A lovely picture
helanker
Super beautiful forest floor full of all these greeen carpets.
NanetteTredoux
So green, so alive, so amazing.
T.Rex
Oh, for a nice walk in this forest! And feel a slight cool breeze. I checked the links you provided. Very interesting. Nice to see that there are a LOT of reserves in the US, more than I thought! However, I suspect the world lists on the second site are not comprehensive. Looking for Sweden, I found nothing, yet I know there are some areas preserved. However, the question is also if these live up to the definition for an old growth forest. Considering how populated Europe is, and for so long, I'm surprised there would be any old growth forest left there. A LOT of forest was cut down during the cold period 1400 - 1700 for fuel (heating homes, primarily). Keep up the good work! :-)
EJD64
I like this shot, it relaxes me just looking at the trees and green on the ground.
X-PaX
Very nice capture. I like the green floor very much. I would like to lay down and breath the fresh air.
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Excellent shot bill, great POV, and the light is gorgeous.
Erestorfan
Just beautiful! It looks like a place that would nice to explore, but then again you wouldn't want to disturbe anything! This really looks like a place that you would find some elves or fairies!! I will have to see if New Hampshire has any old growth forests. I know that back in history all of the large trees were designated as property of the king for the masts of the English ships, so a lot of beautiful trees that were around ended up as ship masts....
Faemike55
Very beautiful setting - very serene and calming
kgb224
Superb captures my friend. Thank you for sharing the links. God Bless.
jocko500
very lovely
Maxthon
Very nice image!
sandra46
GREAT SHOT
MrsRatbag
Shimmering sunlight and luminous greens; what a heavenly sight!
midnightmum
This is a wonderful shot, the light is perfect.
RodS
Oh, to spend some time here... This is just so gorgeous, Bill! I'll have to take a look at that link and see what's 'old growth' in Missouri. Probably the Ozarks - although that region is so overdeveloped any more...
Chipka
Oh, I love an old growth forest. There aren't as many as you'd think there are...and even the Black Forest is sorta gray now...not very black...it's a lot of newer growth: upstart, snitty trees that think they're "real" trees. But anyway, enough of that! This is such a calm and restful shot. I love the green carpet. I can just imagine the wealth of insect thingies that live there and well...THAT intrigues and tickles me to no end. This is stunning!
npauling
A beautiful capture of this old forest. Yes we do have some still down here but it gets less and less worse luck.
Blush
This is so very lush, enchanting, and shady I bet I could find lots of Jack in the Pulpits there.........lot of woody ferns and other wildflowers as well............. I checked for this site you had info on: P.S. Do you have any old growth forests in your country or state? Click Here. P.S.S. Old Growth wiki that illustrates the six characteristics listed above. I sure did................I didn't think we would have one but we do......... Blanton Forest in Ky...................now just got go and google it and read up on it since I love to read..................no problem with me......... Thank you for sharing this beauty of a pic with us..........and also for providing us great info as well...............and for a way to find out if we had any old growth forest as well.................and lo and behold to my surprise we did...................I thought we wouldn't have any.........I knew of Mammoth Cave and Cumberland Falls.........been to Mammoth Cave lots of time.....took the tours...........wanted to go on the underground water tour but no guide was there for it that day...............My luck of course....and of course I was younger and in better health back then............Oh to be like that now.....just a little blackflash memory there LOL Again thank you for the most beautiful lush shady forest....and the info to go along with it.......plus I found out something I didn't know about our state..so will have to read and check it out.......... You captured a beauty here............... A definite fav with me 10 stars to boot.............as well....** Hugs Susan~
auntietk
What a gorgeous photograph! The light is lovely, and I can hear how quiet it is in there. Beautiful image! :*