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Fothergilla gardenii (Witch Alder). Photo © Mary Free

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In the shadow of the Zugspitze, Germany's highest mountain, deciduous trees dot the landscape.
Copper beech and sycamore maple join the spruce and silver fir of Bavaria's mixed mountain forests.
Photo © Christa Watters

In the shadow of the Zugspitze, Germany's highest mountain, deciduous trees dot the landscape. Copper beech and sycamore maple join the spruce and silver fir of Bavaria's mixed mountain forests.