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Turn A Juniper Into A Bonsai Tree With Martha Stewart's Tried-And-True Method
If you love houseplants or Japanese gardens, you've probably wondered what it takes to grow and care ... tiny trees. The Martha Blog documented her process for miniaturizing a juniper, which ...
Scientists Decode the Secret of Unusual Blue Rings in Norway’s Trees
Blue growth rings in woody plant stems indicate years when cells failed to lignify properly due to summers that were too cold ...
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Curious blue rings in trees and shrubs reveal cold summers of the past — potentially caused by volcanic eruptions
identifying these blue rings allows us to spot cold summers in the past. By looking at pine trees and juniper shrubs from northern Norway, scientists identified two extremely cold summers in 1902 ...
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Blue Rings in Scandinavian Trees Reveal Cold, Volcanic Summers a Century Ago
Scientists studying pine trees and juniper shrubs in northern Scandinavia are revealing the weather of the past by looking at tree rings — which can tell us far more than just the trees’ age. ‘Blue’ ...