I have a science project on the boreal / confierous forest and i have to find a plant and say how it adapts to the weather and other things. I chose the Juniper Tree so if you know how the juniper tree adapts to weather or location please please please help me! ThNk U
2007-04-04 11:30:57 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
Juniper Tree adapts with these features
1 Short growth, low to the ground.
2 Wax film on the needles to protect from the cold.
3 Needles instead of leaves, Needles retain heat.
4 Sap in the trees acts like antifreeze.
5 The shape of the tree reflects the snow.
2007-04-04 13:09:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Juniperus communis (L.) Common Juniper
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=JUNIP
Juniperus scopulorum Sarg.
Rocky Mountain juniper
http://www.conifers.org/cu/index.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juniper
http://www.answers.com/topic/taiga
http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:H6W-fkpdROEJ:adaptation.nrcan.gc.ca/pdf/29a4a56f96a347039fb43792635d8f44_e.pdf+juniper+tree+boreal+adaptations&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=us&client=firefox-a
http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:1y722-QmXh8J:www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/artsmarts/boreal_trees.PDF+juniper+tree+boreal&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=7&gl=us&client=firefox-a
http://www.educationalimages.com/it040009.htm
http://wyoming5.21publish.com/blacklions
http://canadianbiodiversity.mcgill.ca/english/ecozones/taigashield/taigashield.htm
2007-04-04 19:42:34 · answer #2 · answered by gardengallivant 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a couple of sites that might have what you are looking for on this page:
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-06,GGLD:en&q=juniper+adaptation
2007-04-04 18:36:20 · answer #3 · answered by mental 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋