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elfinwood

EL-fin-wood
Trees dwarfed by wind, cold, or exposure at altitude or high latitude. Centuries old, waist-high. The broader category that includes tuckamore and krummholz — any tree that has spent its entire life being told by the weather to stay low.
Etymology
English compound. Elfin (from elf, Old English ælf) + wood (Old English wudu).