Since trees and shrubs can live for hundreds of years, identifying these blue rings allows us to spot cold summers in the past. By looking at pine trees and juniper shrubs from northern Norway ...

Find the perfect types of juniper shrubs for your garden with these expert recommendations.

Looking for a hardy, year-round ground cover? There's likely a juniper variety out there that will thrive in your climate and soil conditions.

Juniper plants and trees are widespread evergreens. Learn how to identify the common juniper by its leaves, bark, and location.

Blue rings occurred most frequently in 1902 — 96% of pine trees and 68% of juniper shrubs — followed by 1877 — 84% of pine trees and 36% of juniper shrubs.

It is the oldest shrub in the world dated by annual rings and the oldest woody plant in Europe determined with this method. "Juniper is the most widespread woody species in the world.

Gray-blue fruits and foliage with overlapping scales identify this shrub as a juniper, one of several different kinds of evergreens common in Chicago-area yards.