Mugo pine (Pinus mugo) is native to the mountains of southern and eastern Europe, from Spain to the Balkans. The species name, mugo, is the old Tyrolese name for this pine. Tyrol is a region in the ...

The conifer seems to have sunk from sight in most gardens in an age when tall, airy planting is highly fashionable. Yet in a long winter like the one we've just had, they are invaluable. They come in ...

Fragments of leaf needles from the early Holocene were found in peat sediments of the Adršpašskoteplické skály nature reserve in northeast Bohemia. These remains were identified from macroscopic ...