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.

Juniper plants are members of the cypress family, or Cupressaceae, commonly referred to as conifers.While the word conifer ...

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 ...

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 ...

This tree, the Ashe Juniper tree is absolutely native to Central Texas, it’s been here longer than humans have. That’s an important thing to remember too, because a lot of folks think that ...