Another tree/shrub of note on Jade dragon snow mountain were the Junipers. These had a fairly large altitude range on the mountain, but were most prominent around 4000m in areas of high grazing pressure. The junipers didn't seem to have any grazing damage despite the large number of Yaks on the mountain. Most grew as small shrubs, but on the more exposed sites they grew as Krummholz, as their growth was impacted by the high altitude and high winds forming a ground hugging contorted plant with exposed dead stems. Surrounding the Yaks in the photos you can see the Junipers, we saw the Yaks on most visits to the summit and had a few close encounters, these are very large animals with dangerous horns, I will mention them in more detail in a later post.
Gardening at 58 North
Another tree/shrub of note on Jade dragon snow mountain were the Junipers. These had a fairly large altitude range on the mountain, but were most prominent around 4000m in areas of high grazing pressure. The junipers didn't seem to have any grazing damage despite the large number of Yaks on the mountain. Most grew as small shrubs, but on the more exposed sites they grew as Krummholz, as their growth was impacted by the high altitude and high winds forming a ground hugging contorted plant with exposed dead stems.
Surrounding the Yaks in the photos you can see the Junipers, we saw the Yaks on most visits to the summit and had a few close encounters, these are very large animals with dangerous horns, I will mention them in more detail in a later post.
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