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Scots Pine Forests of La Barranca

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    1. La Maliciosa y Bola del Mundo — circular desde La Barranca

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    March 16, 2022

    The Scots pine forest is the dominant forest environment in the Barranca valley. It is a very long-lived tree that can exceed 600 years of life and more than 40 meters high. Scots pine or Scots pine ranks first among all European conifers and is a Spanish forest species of prime importance, covering 6.61 percent of the wooded area of the Peninsula. Some authors have confused Scots pine forests with fir forests, but the appearance of a Scots pine forest is much brighter, warmer and colonizer of inhospitable and bare soils. In the upper areas of the valleys, exposed to the cold winds of the mountains, the branches of the pines usually appear deformed, asymmetrical or flattened, becoming even more pronounced in the rocky areas or the windy peaks of the mountain ridges, where the pines solitaires take on truly strange and capricious forms. Scots pine wood is highly valued in carpentry, construction and woodwork for racks, panels, frames and floors.

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      Location: Navacerrada, Guadarrama, Madrid, Spain

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