The native flora in Iceland is a low growing birch. In some places a “forest” has the trees only reaching the height of an average person’s hips (although shoul

The native flora in Iceland is a low growing birch. In some places a “forest” has the trees only reaching the height of an average person’s hips (although shoulder is more common). Large trees—and by that I mean taller then the average person—are all non-native and have been planted by humans. There is in fact a saying: “If you get lost in an Icelandic forest, stand up”.