Me: Finally gets 8 hours of sleep. My spine: Yeah, but you did it wrong… Don’t get it twisted. At least you got some sleep. No? Too bad. Speaking of twists and turns, trees that become twisted or stunted under extreme conditions at high elevations, including heavy snow and wind are often called “krummholz.” The word comes from German for “crooked wood”. Are you ready to continue? Common trees showing krummholz formation include European spruce, mountain pine, balsam fir, red spruce, black spruce, subalpine fir, subalpine larch, Engelmann spruce, whitebark pine, limber pine, Bristlecone pine, and lodgepole pine. In North America, these formations have also been referred to as "elfin-wood" or "wind-timber.” You better move, you better dance. Image: Two subalpine firs at the edge of a meadow at mountrainiernps #trees #spiral #twisted #washington #forests #treestreestrees