The woodlands in recent years have grown denser, he notes. Shriver’s studies indicate the reason for this increase is due to ...

Juniper is a broad genus that includes everything from large trees up to 30 feet tall to ground-hugging shrubs that spread ...

Junipers are often short and bushy, however there are thirteen juniper species native to North America and eleven are mostly tree-like. It is commercially grown as an evergreen ornamental shrub or ...

Juniperus osteosperma (Utah juniper) was the only species that did not show a decline ... lands in the U.S., conducted by the U.S. Forest Service. “They tag the trees and return to the same plots for ...

Aug. 27, 2023 In the eyes of the BLM, pinyon pine and juniper trees are weedy species that invade sagebrush rangelands and increase the risk of wildfire. They say an overabundance of pinyon ...

Some bird species nest in them and eat their berries. But younger juniper trees that dominate the Central Oregon High Desert are somewhat more controversial. Their explosive growth and march ...

The Eastern red cedar is a popular Christmas tree in the southern U.S., where it is a native species. This evergreen isn't a true cedar; it's a member of the juniper family. Unlike some species ...

Like a lot of plants, juniper has been used for health ... added as a fragrance in cosmetics or soaps. And the wood of juniper trees is used for cedar closets, as well as regular cabinetry.

“That juniper is probably close to 40 or 50 years ... heat year after year and just how hot is too hot for desert plants and trees. Kevin Hultine, director of research at the Desert Botanical ...

The research is unique, in that it looks at both tree mortality ... where some areas that are mixed species might become more juniper-dominated." Gathering the data and building the models ...