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Holywind t1_j804ekr wrote

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

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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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zimmertr t1_j825x6k wrote

Even better in the Sawtooths and north

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