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

1,647-year-old common juniper in Finland identified as Europe's oldest woody plant. (photo credit: The University of Padua) Scientists have identified the oldest tree in Europe—a small common ...

trees give way to smaller plants. Hence, the need to focus on a very common and long-lived species, but capable of producing rings like trees: the juniper was perfect for our studies," explains ...

Remarkably, the trunk of the common juniper measures less than 10 centimeters in diameter, which is small for a shrub of its age. The common juniper has resisted extreme conditions throughout its ...

When seeking beautiful native wildflowers, I often travel and hike long distances to a special spot to see a rare beauty.

The tree is a small common juniper which is growing in ... This makes it nearly 500 years younger than the juniper. Trees are a plant which are known to last for a very long time but usually ...

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In principle, it is a financial contract in which both parties commit themselves to the common maintenance ... the researchers' analysis, the juniper started growing in the year 260 and died in 1906.

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