Do trees that large grow in permafrost?
That's a good question....I didn't think so.
Difficult to tell the size of those trees. I was up in Alaska for the first time doing some field work. I made the comment about some “new” trees because they were so small. Maybe 15 feet tall and 5 inches around.
My client said “New!? Those are probably 70 years old! Trees like that don’t grow very fast up here.” (Hmm - it was also in a boggy area, so yeah - I think you are right). Alaska obviously has huge trees on good soil.