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Land of the Little Sticks

American  

noun

Canadian.
  1. the part of the north of Canada that lies south of the tree line but contains only stunted evergreens or dwarf deciduous trees.


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Eskimos call it "the Land of the Little Sticks" because Arctic winds and bitter cold keep its stunted pines from growing beyond the thickness of a finger.

From Time Magazine Archive

Soon he would come to the land of the little sticks. 

From Project Gutenberg

Why do you linger all alone in the splendid emptiness, Scouring the Land of the Little Sticks on the trail of the caribou?

From Project Gutenberg