Juniperus californica

It is a shrub or small tree reaching 3 to 8 m , but rarely up to 10 m tall. The shoots are fairly thick compared to most junipers, between 1.5 and 2 millimeters in diameter. The leaves are arranged in opposite decussate pairs or whorls of three; the adult leaves are scale-like, 1 to 5 mm long on lead shoots and 1 to 1.5 mm broad. The juvenile leaves are needle-like, 5 to 10 mm long. The cones are berry-like, 7 to 13 mm in diameter, blue-brown with a whitish waxy bloom, and contain a single seed ; they are mature in about 8–9 months. The male cones are 2 to 4 mm long, and shed their pollen in early spring. It is largely dioecious producing cones of only one sex, but around 2% of plants are monoecious, with both sexes on the same plant. The bark is typically thin and appears to be shredded.

Juniperus californica (California Juniper) is a species of juniper native to southwestern North America; as the name implies, it is mainly found in California, but also extends through most of Baja California, and a short distance into the Great Basin in southern Nevada, and western Arizona. It grows at moderate altitudes of 750-metre (2,460 ft) to 1,600-metre (5,200 ft). Branches and fruit It is a shrub or small tree reaching 3-metre (9. More

Horticulture notes Juniperus californica is a native plant in the natural environment that occurs throughout California. Herbarium Tag needs printing no Collection notes Page 2476 of 4998 Last reviewed November 01, 2004 Order your copy here Something wonderful is about to happen. More

Juniperus californica, a gymnosperm, is a shrub that is native to California and is endemic (limited) to California alone. More