it’s listed simply as “Tree 4126.” But the enormous alligator juniper has a history that transcends its drab catalog callout. Located in Prescott National Forest west of Granite Mountain ...

Juniper is a broad genus that includes everything from large trees up to 30 feet tall to ground-hugging shrubs that spread wide but never get higher than 18 inches. While species like the fast ...

A nondescript, decrepit twist of gnarled wood found tucked between rocks in the Finnish tundra is a lot more than meets the ...

Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest known juniper shrub in Finland, and it’s an incredible 1,647 years old! Researchers from the University of Padua in Italy found this ancient plant in ...

(Juniper is an evergreen tree that’s often used to make wreaths during the Christmas season.) It’s topped off with foam and a sprinkle of pine-citrus sugar. The drink, which will clock in at ...

Though juniper is a native Western species, fire suppression and other factors have caused the trees to behave like invasive weeds since European settlement of the West. Each tree consumes between ...