There may be times when even these easy-going evergreens do require a prune. When that need does arrive, knowing when and how ...

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

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

While they may occasionally need pruning if a branch dies, breaks, or interferes with other plants or structures, junipers generally don’t require much attention. Available in a range of sizes ...

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

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

Juniper berries are true seeds from an edible species of juniper shrubs. Well-known for its use as a flavor component in gin, juniper is a familiar ingredient in Native American cooking ...

Selecting Mount Iškoras in Norway for a search for blue rings, a team of researchers took samples from 25 pine trees and 54 juniper shrubs, representing the species Pinus sylvestris and Juniperus ...

A new study published in Frontiers in Plant Science assessed samples from 25 Scots pine trees and 54 common juniper shrubs from a site high on Mount Iškoras in northern Norway. These samples and ...

Overall, only 2.1% of the pine trees' rings and 1.3% of the juniper shrubs' rings were blue; the cells which hadn't lignified properly were mainly found at the end of growth rings, in latewood ...