Not a tree was to be seen, unless we except a few dwarf birches as low as brushwood.

When they climbed to higher elevations to hunt, they saw recumbent dwarf birch and knee pine clinging close to the ground.

There, the tallest 'tree' is the dwarf birch,Betula nana, a mere 15 cm in height.

Shef's party regained their strength as they reached the first clump of trees, mere dwarf birch, but desperately welcome.

The regional pollen record provides evidence of shrubland with plant life including dwarf birch and willow.

Plant life in southern Greenland is more abundant, and certain plants, such as the dwarf birch and willow, may grow several feet high.

When they climbed wations to hunt, they saw recumbent dwarf birch and knee ?

And there was plenty to eat now: grass, coltsfoot, mountain sorrel, lousewort, sedge, dwarf birch.

It was the sprawled-out branch of a dwarf birch.

The bedrock is lime-poor which has resulted in large areas covered with dwarf birch and crowberry.