Submitted by Elliot-Fletcher t3_10ytrgw in EarthPorn
Holywind t1_j804ekr wrote
Reply to comment by ThomasThuhTrain in Autumn Reflections in Washington’s Alpine Lakes Wilderness [3378x4222][OC] by Elliot-Fletcher
The trees are larch trees. They shed their needles every autumn and are def worth seeing in person sometime https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larch
Woodrow_Finch t1_j80pgfm wrote
Yup, you are exactly right. September and October in the Enchantments looks just like this. Larches are a deciduous conifers so they loose their chlorophyll just like other deciduous plants! Their needles are also surprisingly soft and spurt out of funny little bulbs.
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