J. conferta ‘Blue Pacific’ – Also called Blue Pacific Shore, this slow-growing, heat-tolerant juniper has handsome blue-green ...
In order to grow properly, trees need an adequate period of warmth during their growing seasons; otherwise, the cell walls [… ...
Get expert tips on how to prune juniper topiaries, groundcovers, upright, and shrubby juniper plants to keep yours looking their best. One of the great things about junipers—along with the fact ...
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 ...
Garrigue is a type of scrubby vegetation exclusive to the Mediterranean region. It's also, curiously, a descriptor of wine ...
Scientists studying tree rings in northern Norway have linked ‘blue’ rings, caused by cold summers, to volcanic eruptions ...
Learn more about these signs of summertime cold, perhaps tied to volcanic activity in 1877 and 1902.
Volcanic eruptions and cold summers leave lasting marks in the wood of northern trees, unlocking the secrets of past climate extremes.