Forests of Mount Rainier National Park

Ascending from the river bottoms to the lower slopes of the divid ing ridges the forest becomes more open and the trees are smaller. Salal, Oregon grape, and huckleberry bushes take the place of the taller undergrowth of the valleys. Up to feet the Douglas fir and the hemlock still are the dominant species. Above this altitude new species are found intermingled with the trees typical of the low land, but forming a distinct forest type. The noble and amabilis fir appear, sometimes growing in pure stands, but more, often associated with the Douglas fir and western hemlock at the lower limits of the type, and with alpine fir and mountain hemlock at the upper limit.

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