More than 70 percent of these long-lived trees are now dead in many areas of Alaska. Diminishing snowpack due to climate change exposes the yellow cedar’s shallow roots to frigid winter temperatures ...

First thing to know about mountain cedar: they technically aren’t cedar trees at all. What we call “cedar trees” are a type of juniper tree -- specifically Ashe juniper -- named after ...

While "cedar fever" may sound like some exotic disease, it's actually an allergic reaction to the pollen released by Ashe juniper trees, which are also known as mountain cedars. These trees ...

Researchers pinpointed the gene that deprives Japanese cedar trees of their ability to produce pollen, carving out the future where no one may suffer the agony brought about by hay fever.

More than 70 percent of these long-lived trees are now dead in many areas of Alaska. Diminishing snowpack due to climate change exposes the yellow cedar’s shallow roots to frigid winter temperatures ...