But younger juniper trees that dominate the Central Oregon High Desert are somewhat more controversial. Their explosive growth and march eastward over the past century threatens to crowd out ...

Long life: Juniper trees can live 1,640 years and a patriarchal juniper at Fort Rock is believed to be Oregon's biggest, measuring 5 1/2 feet in diameter and standing 64 feet tall.

In this video, I explore the California juniper (Juniperus californica), which thrives in the arid terrains of southern ...

CALIENTE, Nev. — When Varlin Higbee eyes the scrubby forest of pinyon pines and juniper trees that fill the high desert outside this old Union Pacific Railroad town, there’s just one thought ...

Some of the Southwest’s most iconic desert trees are running for their lives in what could be a grim harbinger for more temperate ecosystems across the West. A study in Functional Ecology offers ...

Why Juniper Trees Can Live On Less Water Date: March 2, 2008 Source: Duke University Summary: An ability to avoid the plant equivalent of vapor lock and a favorable evolutionary history may ...

Trees of an oak-juniper woodland flourish near a pool at an altitude of about 4,300 feet in the Catalina Mountains. photos by Doug Kreutz / Arizona Daily Star ...