Definition of "krummholz" []

• Dense low matted bushes at the tree-line. (noun)

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• "If it is caused by wind, it is known as krummholz formation, from the German for "twisted wood.""
• "The forest-tundra interface is sparsely colonized by stunted, deformed Englemann spruce, subalpine fir, and sometimes bristlecone pine and snow willow (krummholz vegetation)."
• "Above the mixed-forest zone lie pure stands of balsam fir and red spruce, which devolve into krummholz at higher elevations."