Trees on the perimeter of conifer stands take the brunt of wind damage, but the dense foliage also protects those trees on the inside of the stand. This is most obvious in stands of Bristlecone pines.

The traditional emphasis on dense, fast-growing, conifer-dominated forests in the Pacific Northwest raises questions about the health of dozens of animal species that depend on shrubs, herbs and ...

The traditional emphasis on dense, fast-growing, conifer-dominated forests in the Pacific Northwest raises questions about the health of dozens of animal species that depend on shrubs, herbs and ...

The gardens are open, sunny patches within dense, shady conifer forests, thick with deciduous trees and shrubs. The researchers laid out rectangular plots in the gardens and adjacent forests.

Huckleberries prefer a soil pH between 4.3 and 5.2, which shouldn’t be a problem if they’re planted under or near any of your coniferous trees.

In their native habitat, ferns grow under the shade of dense conifers and small trees particularly in old-growth forests, where the soil has had years to build up a thick layer of organic matter ...

(Photo courtesy Tom Kogut) Local birders very occasionally blunder upon the winter roost of a group of long-eared owls. These are often in dense conifer trees or, occasionally, in dense orchards.

That's good news for the bird that lives in dense forests of conifer trees — black spruce, jackpine and balsam fir — across the state’s northern tier of counties, mostly north of U.S. Highway 2.