Fewer things make a garden or yard feel complete without the perfect blend of flowering bushes or shrubs. But as you embark on finding a plant, it might get you wondering—what’s the difference between a bush and shrub, and which is the best for you? Bushes and shrubs both share the ...
Late spring frosts, occurring after spring phenological events, pose a dire threat to tree growth and forest productivity. With climate warming, earlier spring phenological events have become increasingly common and led to plants experiencing more freque
The proportion of herbs in this region is significantly higher than trees and shrubs (Supplementary Fig. 6), probably resulting in an imbalance in “tree-shrub-herb” ecotypes and compositional instability in most local communities, but also reflecting the adaptive potential for herbs to speciate ...