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tree line

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. timber line, timberline, tree linenoun

    line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes

Wiktionary

  1. tree linenoun

    A division in altitude above which trees tend not to grow on mountains.

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  1. Tree line

    The tree line is the edge of the habitat at which trees are capable of growing. It is found at high elevations and high latitudes. Beyond the tree line, trees cannot tolerate the environmental conditions (usually cold temperatures, extreme snowpack, or associated lack of available moisture).: 51  The tree line is sometimes distinguished from a lower timberline, which is the line below which trees form a forest with a closed canopy.: 151 : 18 At the tree line, tree growth is often sparse, stunted, and deformed by wind and cold. This is sometimes known as krummholz (German for "crooked wood").: 58 The tree line often appears well-defined, but it can be a more gradual transition. Trees grow shorter and often at lower densities as they approach the tree line, above which they are unable to grow at all.: 55  Given a certain latitude, the tree line is approximately 300 to 1000 meters below the permanent snow line and roughly parallel to it.

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  1. tree line

    The tree line is the edge of the habitat at which trees are capable of growing. Beyond this line, environmental conditions such as cold temperatures, strong winds, or lack of moisture are typically too harsh to support tree growth. It is often found at high altitudes on mountains or in high-latitude areas closer to the poles.

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  1. Tree line

    The tree line is the edge of the habitat at which trees are capable of growing. Beyond the tree line, trees cannot tolerate inappropriate environmental conditions. The tree line should not be confused with a lower timberline or forest line, where trees form a forest with a closed canopy. At the tree line, tree growth is often very stunted, with the last trees forming low, densely matted bushes. If it is caused by wind, it is known as krummholz formation, from the German for 'twisted wood'. The tree line, like many other natural lines, appears well-defined from a distance, but upon sufficiently close inspection, it is a gradual transition in most places. Trees grow shorter towards the inhospitable climate until they simply stop growing.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tree line in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tree line in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of tree line in a Sentence

  1. Christopher Willingham:

    Through all of her treatment, and despite the pain she was in, her temperament never changed. - Cpl. Juan Rodriguez There were no human casualties during Lucca’s bomb-sniffing patrols. Her career ended in March 2012 when she lost her leg and suffered chest burns from a bombing in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. Cpl. Juan Rodriguez, who was her handler at the time, stayed by her side throughout each step of Lucca’s recovery. The explosion was huge and I immediately feared the worst for Lucca, i ran to her and saw her struggling to get up. I picked her up and ran to the shelter of a nearby tree line, applied a tourniquet to her injured leg and called the medics to collect us.

  2. Mark Jones:

    I could see [the plane] above the tree line and it looked kind of low like it was curving in toward street, but I see them all the time, so I didn’t think anything of it, i looked down and then looked back up and it didn’t look like it nosedived, but it almost looked like it stalled and just went almost flat right there in the middle of the highway.

  3. Richard Schott:

    I’ve actually seen rocks fly over the tree line, and I can feel it in my body, it’s like a nuclear reaction or something.

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