Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
About this Image
| Title | Epiphyte - Mtn. Ash and Yellow Birch |
| Date | August 1974 |
| Description | An epiphytic relationship between two trees – a mountain ash and a yellow birch – is seen in Craggy Gardens in section 2P of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by Robert G. Bruce in August 1974. |
| Commentary | An epiphyte (or air plant) is a plant that grows upon another plant (such as a tree) non-parasitically or sometimes upon some other object. |
| Location |
Location Name: Craggy Gardens Parkway Milepost: 367.0 |
| Creator Individual | Robert G. Bruce |
| Tags |
Buncombe County (N.C.)
Craggy Gardens (N.C.) Epiphytes Photographs Trees |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
