id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt 31994 Allen, G. F. (Grenville F.) The Forests of Mount Rainier National Park .txt text/plain 7588 590 80 Douglas fir and western hemlock at the lower limits of the type, and fir trees that stand singly on the greensward of the open parks bring to flattened mountain hemlocks, alpine firs, and the white-bark pines The extreme limit of tree growth on Mount Rainier is 7,600 feet above forest of large and old Douglas fir and western hemlock. Mountain hemlock and alpine fir succeed the trees of the lower feet, but is a small and insignificant tree in the high mountains. Next to the Douglas fir the western hemlock is the most abundant tree in Although the western white pine is not a common tree in the park, it is common tree in the park at elevations above 4,500 feet. With the Douglas fir, hemlock, and red cedar it forms the dense forest In the mountain parks it is a handsome tree 50 to 60 feet high. ./cache/31994.txt ./txt/31994.txt