J. conferta ‘Blue Pacific’ – Also called Blue Pacific Shore, this slow-growing, heat-tolerant juniper has handsome blue-green ...

Juniper is a broad genus that includes everything from large trees up to 30 feet tall to ground-hugging shrubs that spread wide but never get higher than 18 inches. While species like the fast ...

In order to grow properly, trees need an adequate period of warmth during their growing seasons; otherwise, the cell walls [… ...

Scientists studying pine trees and juniper shrubs in northern Scandinavia are revealing the weather of the past by looking at ...

Blue growth rings in woody plant stems indicate years when cells failed to lignify properly due to summers that were too cold ...

Because many juniper shrubs are slower growing ... Wholesale shearing results in plants with dense foliage atop dead, twiggy branches. Also, frequently sheared junipers are at higher risk of ...

Volcanic eruptions and cold summers leave lasting marks in the wood of northern trees, unlocking the secrets of past climate extremes.

The scientists collected core samples from 25 Scots pine trees and stem discs from 54 juniper shrubs, creating paper-thin ...

Learn more about these signs of summertime cold, perhaps tied to volcanic activity in 1877 and 1902.

Garrigue is a type of scrubby vegetation exclusive to the Mediterranean region. It's also, curiously, a descriptor of wine ...