timberline

(-līn′)

noun

any natural division above or beyond which trees do not grow, as on mountains or in polar regions

See timberline in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun In both senses also called tree line.
  1. The elevation in a mountainous region above which trees do not grow.
  2. The northern or southern latitude beyond which trees do not grow.

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