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Aug. 17th, 2009
Yes, Greenland has an Arboretum, and wouldn't you know it, it's right behind our hotel.
Most of the woody plants we saw were tiny birch and willow shrubs, clinging tenaciously to the rocky soil. Considering how unwelcoming the climate is for so much of the year, they are impressive little plants. The taller trees in the arboretum are evergreens native to Alaska and Siberia, cultivated in Norway and brought to Greenland. "The goal of the Arboretum is to establish a collection of trees and bushes from both the alpine and the arctic tree-lines of the Northern Hemisphere. "
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Most of the woody plants we saw were tiny birch and willow shrubs, clinging tenaciously to the rocky soil. Considering how unwelcoming the climate is for so much of the year, they are impressive little plants. The taller trees in the arboretum are evergreens native to Alaska and Siberia, cultivated in Norway and brought to Greenland. "The goal of the Arboretum is to establish a collection of trees and bushes from both the alpine and the arctic tree-lines of the Northern Hemisphere. "
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On our last full day in Iceland, we took the Golden Circle tour, which is the standard day tour for tourists. From the bus, I was fascinated by the landscape: miles and miles of rugged cracked lava fields, coated with gray-green moss.
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