Juniperus tibetica

It is an evergreen coniferous shrub or small to medium-sized tree growing to 5–15 m tall, with a trunk up to 2 m diameter. The leaves are of two forms, juvenile needle-like leaves 5 mm long on seedlings and occasionally on adult plants, and adult scale-leaves 1.5–3 mm long on older plants; they are arranged in decussate opposite pairs or whorls of three. The cones are ovoid, berry-like, 9–16 mm long and 7–13 mm diameter, blue-black, and contain a single seed; they are mature in about 18 months. The male cones are 1.5–2 mm long, and shed their pollen in spring. It is usually monoecious , but occasionally dioecious .

Juniperus tibetica (Tibetan Juniper) is a species of juniper, native to western China in southern Gansu, southeastern Qinghai, Sichuan, and Tibet, where it grows at high to very high altitudes of 2,600–4,800 m. It is an evergreen coniferous shrub or small to medium-sized tree growing to 5–15 m (rarely 30 m) tall, with a trunk up to 2 m diameter. More

* Species: Juniperus tibetica (non profundiza) * Species: Juniperus virginiana L. More