These tiny plants that so echoed the dwarfed gnarled windswept pines and junipers that cling to Japan's rocky coast soon became cherished works of art.

The horse leaped forward and bounded into Du Weldenvarden, threading his way with incredible dexterity between the gnarled pines.

Martins, rooks, and other woodland birds flitted above the gnarled pines, uttering shrieks of alarm when they beheld Saphira.

Between the fishing ports are beaches and dunes (all accessible to the public) rimmed with huge gnarled pines, recalling Japanese paintings, similar to those along the California coast at Carmel and Monterey.

There was new snow on the gnarled pines and more flakes falling.

An abrupt gust of wind rustled through the tall weeds and whistled through the gnarled pines nearby.

Three gnarled pines twisted together in one corner, and a huge stone, jagged and broken on one side, meteor-pitted on the other, rose from among their roots.

The windswept terrain of the alpine zone is primarily small brush and weeds, while trees-mostly small gnarled pines and junipers-occur in canyons and shielded depressions in the subalpine zone.

Trails led behind the dunes into a maritime forest of gnarled black pines, holly bushes and cottonwood trees.

Mirsky's group had taken shelter in a dense forest of gnarled pines; they had determined the bridge was heavily guarded and would soon be reinforced; they had to strike now.