Within conifers, active abscission of complete penultimate branch systems is not common and has been described mainly from juveniles. Here I present evidence for the abscission of penultimate branch ...

Once established, conifers provide lush green screening for very little effort. Super easy to look after, they need only ...

A new study shows that upon attack by bark-feeding weevils, conifers release substantial quantities of volatile organic compounds that provide important cues to neighboring seedlings. Conifers are ...

The versatility of the conifer is boundless with a vast range and diversity of size, shape, colour and texture and with fossil records showing that they have been around for 300 million years they ...

11:47, Mon, Sep 21, 2015 Updated: 12:57, Tue, Sep 22, 2015 The special week is organised by the British Conifer Group to promote the benefits of growing conifers in the garden. Conifers are low ...

Growing plants close to conifers is a tall order because the network of surface roots dries out the soil and makes it almost impossible for other plants to become established. There are options, but ...

» Remember to keep watering established trees and shrubs as well as the new ones until the ground freezes so they have lots of moisture to make it through the winter. We've had a dry season so this is ...

Coloradans are lucky. In the dead of winter, when the landscape looks brown and dead or is covered by snow, we have the many hues of green conifers to remind us that spring will come again. In ...

STEPHEN RYAN: I just love conifers. They're great plants in the garden for their year-round texture and colour and now is a perfect time to propagate them. When selecting wood for cuttings, it's ...

Conifers are cone-bearing plants and include plants such as pines, cypress, junipers and yews. They are usually recognized by their needle-like foliage and are considered evergreens. Although most ...