I'm now old enough to compare the tree-line in a specific area of fjells now, and and when I was a child; there's a marked difference, trees now growing further up-slope than they did then.
On the other hand, I also remember several winters when there was no snow left around March 1, and Spring coming in early April, as opposed to last we…
I'm now old enough to compare the tree-line in a specific area of fjells now, and and when I was a child; there's a marked difference, trees now growing further up-slope than they did then.
On the other hand, I also remember several winters when there was no snow left around March 1, and Spring coming in early April, as opposed to last week as it is this year.
Not to mention that in the Fulufjäll-area (and reservation) you have Old Tjikko, a 9 500 year old Norway spruce that's survived by cloning itself anew on top of its own root system,making it the worlds oldest tree. It has apparently alternated between being a normal tree and a krummholz/knieholz-formation.
Meaning that the top plateu of Fulufjäll was ice-free 9 500 BC.
Fulufjäll (or Fulufjell) is a nationalpark on both sidesof the border, east of Trysil. Higly recommended, and the terrain is rather easy to walk about in. One should of course stick to the paths as there are steep inclines with loose rocks/gravel, as well as the crevasse at Njupeskär and the top plateu is frequently mist-shrouded with zero visibility.
I'm now old enough to compare the tree-line in a specific area of fjells now, and and when I was a child; there's a marked difference, trees now growing further up-slope than they did then.
On the other hand, I also remember several winters when there was no snow left around March 1, and Spring coming in early April, as opposed to last week as it is this year.
Not to mention that in the Fulufjäll-area (and reservation) you have Old Tjikko, a 9 500 year old Norway spruce that's survived by cloning itself anew on top of its own root system,making it the worlds oldest tree. It has apparently alternated between being a normal tree and a krummholz/knieholz-formation.
Meaning that the top plateu of Fulufjäll was ice-free 9 500 BC.
Fulufjäll (or Fulufjell) is a nationalpark on both sidesof the border, east of Trysil. Higly recommended, and the terrain is rather easy to walk about in. One should of course stick to the paths as there are steep inclines with loose rocks/gravel, as well as the crevasse at Njupeskär and the top plateu is frequently mist-shrouded with zero visibility.