Stick From a Dead Shrub Reveals Surprising Truth About Its Record Lifespan : ScienceAlert

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

Concealed within the tangled limbs of the now-dead common juniper (Juniperus communis) is an age more venerable than any shrub on record. It shriveled and died in…

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