Laura Hedien / Getty Images. Juniper trees and shrubs are valuable for many reasons, such as long-term land rehabilitation projects and the prevention of soil erosion.

Old-growth juniper trees are a symbol of the American West. Their ancient and gnarled trunks and branches twist into haunting shapes immortalized in photos by Ansel Adams. East of Bend, in the ...

The Hotshots Juniper is recognized as a state and national Champion Tree. While its exact age is impossible to pinpoint, the tree is easily over 1,000 years old — some sources estimate it may be ...

The Utah juniper is considered the West’s most drought-tolerant and resilient conifer, withstanding even the worst dry spells while nearby pinyon and ponderosa drop their needles and die.

On the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management's Magnificent Trees Registry, it’s listed simply as “Tree 4126.” But the enormous alligator juniper has a history that transcends ...

Bright orange growths on juniper trees and shrubs are signs of a fungal disease called cedar-apple rust that involves both junipers and apple trees. Later in the summer, the disease can mar the ...

With the popularity of gin soaring, producers are hoping to bring more of the creation process onto home turf Credit: Peter Cernoch/ Getty Images Contributor Gin is proving just the tonic for ...

WILLIAMS — Drying juniper berries litter the ground as Rusine Stanley plunges a water hose into empty tanks in her backyard. As bubbles begin to gurgle, each tank fills to the brim. “I didn ...