Juniper is a broad genus that includes everything from large trees up to 30 feet tall to ground-hugging shrubs that spread ...

Removing juniper trees from the western side of Deschutes County, where groundwater levels are deep and the volcanic rock is permeable, may not conserve much water at all, he said.

Juniper shrubs — prickly plants that pepper the Front Range — are something of a thorn in the side of the city of Boulder as it takes strides to make the area more wildfire resistant.