{"id":2069,"date":"2019-03-29T16:46:01","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T16:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/?p=2069"},"modified":"2019-10-18T14:09:32","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T14:09:32","slug":"tree-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/en\/nature-en\/flora-en\/tree-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Tree life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tree life shouldn\u2019t be bad at all, of course <strong>being born in a nice place helps<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Being <strong>a tree born in the Dolomites<\/strong> involves a certain amount of responsibility (just think of the expectations that people who visit these places have), but at the same time it is synonymous with pride, harmony, longevity, indispensability and creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\">\r\n<div id=\"attachment_2004\" style=\"width: 685px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_copertina.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2004\" class=\"wp-image-2004\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_copertina.jpg\" alt=\"Tree life: stone pine near Lerosa  at the feet of the iced Croda Rossa.\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_copertina.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_copertina-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_copertina-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2004\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stone pine near Lerosa, at the feet of the iced Croda Rossa.<\/p><\/div>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Creativity<\/strong>, of course, because the fact of having to stay all their life still in the same place does not necessarily imply lack of imagination and improvisation, neither on the part of the tree, nor on the part of those who approach it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stone pines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can be a <strong>majestic cirmolo<\/strong> (<em>Pinus cembra<\/em>), or as the anglophones call them &#8220;stone pine&#8221; and grow precisely on a rock thanks to the inadvertence of some squirrel or the greed of a nutcracker. What a view from up there!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\">\r\n<div id=\"attachment_1992\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_cirmolo1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1992\" class=\"wp-image-1992\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_cirmolo1.jpg\" alt=\"Tree life: a pine stone growing betweeen the stratification\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_cirmolo1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_cirmolo1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_cirmolo1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1992\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brave stone pine.<\/p><\/div>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\">You can be such a mighty pine as to become a fresh haven for a whole family of humanoids.<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\r\n<figure>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_1998\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_cirmolo5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1998\" class=\"wp-image-1998\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_cirmolo5.jpg\" alt=\"Tree life and life on the tree.\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" data-id=\"1998\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/vita_da_alberi_cirmolo5\/\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_cirmolo5.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_cirmolo5-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1998\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tree life and life on the tree.<\/p><\/div>\r\n<figcaption><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\r\n<figure>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_2002\" style=\"width: 1076px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_cirmolo7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2002\" class=\"wp-image-2002\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_cirmolo7.jpg\" alt=\"Tree life: World War 1 lookout digged inside a stone pine, it's still alive.\" width=\"1066\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"2002\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/vita_da_alberi_cirmolo7\/\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_cirmolo7.jpg 1066w, https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_cirmolo7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_cirmolo7-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1066px) 100vw, 1066px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2002\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">World War 1 lookout digged inside a stone pine, wich is still alive.<\/p><\/div>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or, although dying, have such a fascinating form that it will arouse the irrepressable desire to climb over it.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2\">\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_2000\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_cirmolo6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2000\" class=\"wp-image-2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_cirmolo6.jpg\" alt=\"Tree life: Climbing a dead tree.\" data-id=\"2000\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/vita_da_alberi_cirmolo6\/\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_cirmolo6.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_cirmolo6-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2000\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Climbing a dead tree.<\/p><\/div><br>\n<\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_1994\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_cirmolo2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1994\" class=\"wp-image-1994\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_cirmolo2.jpg\" alt=\"Detail of a &quot;naked&quot; stone pine\" data-id=\"1994\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/vita_da_alberi_cirmolo2\/\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_cirmolo2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_cirmolo2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_cirmolo2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1994\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Detail of a &#8220;naked&#8221; stone pine.<\/p><\/div><br>\n<\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2>Larches<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>So snubled in winter because without needles and without color, as magnified and admired during spring and autumn, when the flowers adorn the delicate branches and needles are colored of the thousand shades of gold.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Being <strong>a larch<\/strong> <em>(Larix decidua)<\/em> at the end is not bad at all.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:gallery {\"ids\":[2016,2012,2044,2014],\"columns\":3,\"linkTo\":\"media\"} --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\">\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_2016\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_larice4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2016\" class=\"wp-image-2016\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_larice4.jpg\" alt=\"A golden branch of a larch in front of the piramid of Antelao.\" data-id=\"2016\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/vita_da_alberi_larice4\/\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_larice4.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_larice4-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2016\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A golden branch of a larch in front of the pyramid of Antelao.<\/p><\/div><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_2012\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_larice2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2012\" class=\"wp-image-2012\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_larice2.jpg\" alt=\"Larch's flowers.\" data-id=\"2012\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/vita_da_alberi_larice2\/\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_larice2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_larice2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2012\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Larch flowers.<\/p><\/div><br>\n<\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_2044\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_larice1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2044\" class=\"wp-image-2044\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_larice1.jpg\" alt=\"An old larch in summer\" data-id=\"2044\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/vita_da_alberi_larice1\/\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_larice1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_larice1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2044\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An old larch in summer.<\/p><\/div><br>\n<\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_2014\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_larice3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2014\" class=\"wp-image-2014\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_larice3.jpg\" alt=\"Larches in autumn.\" data-id=\"2014\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/vita_da_alberi_larice3\/\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_larice3.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_larice3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_larice3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Larches in autumn.<\/p><\/div><p><\/p>\n<figcaption><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:gallery --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2>Firs<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Being a spruce (<em>Picea abies<\/em>) in a forest of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitiparco.com\/indexEN.php\">Dolomites<\/a> would not appear to be such an extraordinary thing, but in reality being indispensable for the smooth functioning of the &#8220;woods system&#8221; is not a simple thing at all!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:gallery {\"ids\":[2020,1261,1263,1249,1247]} --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\">\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_2020\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2020\" class=\"wp-image-2020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_peccio2.jpg\" alt=\"Spruce with many holes.\" data-id=\"2020\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/vita_da_alberi_peccio2\/\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_peccio2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_peccio2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_peccio2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spruce with many holes.<\/p><\/div><p><\/p>\n<figcaption><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_1261\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1261\" class=\"wp-image-1261\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180314_110200.jpg\" alt=\"A spruce with holes of a black woodpeacker.\" data-id=\"1261\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/dolomitix-log\/attachment\/img_20180314_110200\/\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180314_110200.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180314_110200-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1261\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A spruce with holes of a black woodpeacker.<\/p><\/div><br>\n<\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_1263\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1263\" class=\"wp-image-1263\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180314_110212.jpg\" alt=\"Detail of a hole of a black woodpeacker.\" data-id=\"1263\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/dolomitix-log\/attachment\/img_20180314_110212\/\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180314_110212.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180314_110212-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1263\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Detail of a hole of a black woodpeacker.<\/p><\/div><br>\n<\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_1249\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1249\" class=\"wp-image-1249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2009_02_12-095622-cercinatura.jpg\" alt=\"Girdlinger made by woodpeackers.\" data-id=\"1249\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/dolomitix-log\/attachment\/2009_02_12-095622-cercinatura\/\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2009_02_12-095622-cercinatura.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2009_02_12-095622-cercinatura-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Girdlinger made by woodpeackers.<\/p><\/div><br>\n<\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_1247\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1247\" class=\"wp-image-1247\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2008_12_21-102620-segni-di-cervi-su-abete.jpg\" alt=\"Bark of a spruce eated by red deers.\" data-id=\"1247\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/dolomitix-log\/attachment\/2008_12_21-102620-segni-di-cervi-su-abete\/\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2008_12_21-102620-segni-di-cervi-su-abete.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2008_12_21-102620-segni-di-cervi-su-abete-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1247\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bark of a spruce eated by red deers.<\/p><\/div><br>\n<\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:gallery --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever stopped to observe the elegance and the mysterious aspect that the &#8220;<strong>columnars<\/strong>&#8221; fir trees have? Especially in winter, when their genetically functional branches are tilted to 45\u00b0 in an even more obvious way to slide the snow , the charm of these trees is even more powerful.<\/p>\n<p>Some of these trees are also \u201c<strong>resonant\u201d firs<\/strong>, the violin makers transform them into violins, cellos and other musical instruments and the tree becomes therefore a piece of art which produces art.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":2022,\"align\":\"center\",\"width\":600,\"height\":450,\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\">\n<div id=\"attachment_2022\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_peccio3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2022\" class=\"wp-image-2022\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_peccio3.jpg\" alt=\"Columnar spruce in front of the south face of Tofana di Rozes.\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_peccio3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_peccio3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_peccio3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2022\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Columnar spruce in front of the south face of Tofana di Rozes.<\/p><\/div><br>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes then&#8230;.. a spruce can become the anchor for an abseil&#8230;. creativity or necessity, which can go hand-in-step!<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":2018,\"align\":\"center\",\"width\":617,\"height\":300,\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\">\n<div id=\"attachment_2018\" style=\"width: 627px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_peccio1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2018\" class=\"wp-image-2018\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_peccio1.jpg\" alt=\"Tree life: Abseil anchor on a spruce near an iced waterfall.\" width=\"617\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_peccio1.jpg 1234w, https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_peccio1-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_peccio1-768x373.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abseil anchor on a spruce near an iced waterfall.<\/p><\/div><br>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2>Beeches<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Last, just because we started from higher elevation, is the <strong>beech<\/strong> (<em>Fagus sylvatica<\/em>): proud, long-lived, reassuring. It does not enjoy the view that the \u201cStone pines\u201d enjoys, dominating the high mountain pastures, but certainly a beech grove is a special place. In fall it could make whole generations of children happy!<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:gallery {\"ids\":[2048,2006,2010,2008],\"columns\":3,\"linkTo\":\"media\"} --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\">\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_2048\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_faggio1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2048\" class=\"wp-image-2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_faggio1.jpg\" alt=\"Sky pillars: beeches in winter.\" data-id=\"2048\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/vita_da_alberi_faggio1\/\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_faggio1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_faggio1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2048\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sky pillars: beeches in winter.<\/p><\/div><br>\n<\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_2006\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_faggio2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2006\" class=\"wp-image-2006\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_faggio2.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Patriarch&quot; beech in Alpago during a snowstorm.\" data-id=\"2006\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/vita_da_alberi_faggio2\/\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_faggio2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_faggio2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2006\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Patriarch&#8221; beech in Alpago during a snowstorm.<\/p><\/div><br>\n<\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_2010\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_faggio5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2010\" class=\"wp-image-2010\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_faggio5.jpg\" alt=\"Tree life: Playing with the beeches leafes.\" data-id=\"2010\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/vita_da_alberi_faggio5\/\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_faggio5.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_faggio5-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Playing with the beech leaves.<\/p><\/div><br>\n<\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\">\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_2008\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_Faggio3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2008\" class=\"wp-image-2008\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_Faggio3.jpg\" alt=\"Beech in autumn in San Vito di Cadore.\" data-id=\"2008\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/vita_da_alberi_faggio3\/\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_Faggio3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_Faggio3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dolomitix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Vita_da_alberi_Faggio3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2008\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beech in autumn in San Vito di Cadore.<\/p><\/div><br>\n<\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:gallery --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Trees of these and other species, ancient trees or first levers, trees who have important or indistinct bearing in the vastness of a forest&#8230;. living beings in short, that with their tree lives enrich our own lives.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tree life in 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