Trees and shrubs of the Carpathians

Spruce, beech, mountain pine, Swiss stone pine and yew — the trees that make up Carpathian forests from the foothills to the alpine meadows.

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Deadly poisonousRed Data Book of UkraineEuropean yewTaxus baccataA long-lived coniferous tree of beech forests with red 'berries'. Mortally poisonous; a vulnerable species in the Red Book of Ukraine.

In season nowHeatherCalluna vulgarisA low evergreen shrub with lilac flowers that blooms at the end of summer. It grows on acidic poor soils.

In season nowEuropean larchLarix deciduaThe only coniferous species in Ukraine that sheds its needles in autumn. There are very few natural larches in the Ukrainian Carpathians — most are planted.