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Where the trees end and meadows be...
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The elevation where trees stop growing. It is usually between 9,000 and 10,500 feet.
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In mountains, the highest-altitude edge of forest that marks the beginning of the treeless alpine tundra.
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The maximum elevation at which trees can survive -- the end of the trees -- because the cold and wind are too severe for trees to survive. Around Las Vegas, timberline forms the boundary between the Bristlecone Pine Forest and the Alpine life zones.
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The upper limit of tree growth in an area
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Where the trees end and meadows begin.
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the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or high latitudes
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