Trees need a certain number of warm days in their growing seasons to grow properly; otherwise, the cell walls of new growth ...

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

Scientists studying tree rings in northern Norway have linked ‘blue’ rings, caused by cold summers, to volcanic eruptions ...

Since trees and shrubs can live for hundreds of years, identifying these blue rings allows us to spot cold summers in the past. By looking at pine trees and juniper shrubs from northern Norway ...

Researchers suspect volcanic eruptions in Central and South America may have led to cold summers in Norway between 1877 and ...

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

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

Because many juniper shrubs are slower growing, they are less likely to overstep their bounds and require pruning. The problem is when the wrong juniper is planted in the wrong spot. Maybe it’s ...

Shop Now There are dozens of juniper shrubs to choose from. Although they often have bluish-green evergreen foliage, ...