Flaky juniper

It is a shrub reaching 2-10 m tall , with flaky brown bark, and a prostrate to irregularly conical crown. The leaves are broad needle-like, 3-9 mm long, arranged in six ranks in alternating whorls of three, and often strongly glaucous blue-green in colour. The cones are berry-like, globose to ovoid, 4-9 mm long and 4-6 mm diameter, glossy black, and contain one seed; they are mature in about 18 months. The male cones are 3-4 mm long, and shed their pollen in early spring. It is largely dioecious, with pollen and seed cones produced on separate plants, but occasionally monoecious.

Juniperus squamata is widely grown as an ornamental plant in Europe and North America, valued for its bluish foliage, particularly brightly coloured in the cultivars 'Blue Carpet', 'Blue Star', and 'Meyeri'. References and external links - 1. ^ a b c d e f Adams, R. P. (2004). Junipers of the World. Trafford. ISBN 1-4120-4250-X 2. ^ a b c d Farjon, A. (2005). More

future creation of this Juniperus Squamata which I would like to move of course :-). All together it is a very impressive tree with very high, individual traits and I will take, probably during the winter months, a lot of time to form a good bonsai . Many thanks again to Phillip. More