Foliage and cones (1).
Common Names
Chinese juniper (2).Taxonomic notes
Syn: Juniperus sargentii Henry.Description
Dioecious evergreen shrub with dense crown, horizontal trunk and upright shoots. Leaves scale- or needle-like, dark blue-green, rounded, diamond-shaped or oval, to 1.5 cm, with dark glands. Young leaves pointed, cylindrical, to 1 cm long. Cones (berries) fleshy, rounded, each with 2-3 triangular seeds. Pollination in July, seeds mature October-November of the next year (1).Range
Common in Japan, rare in Russia (Sakhalin and South Kurile Islands) (1). Also said to occur in China and Korea (2).Big Tree
Oldest
Dendrochronology
Ethnobotany
Observations
Remarks
Citations
(1) S. Harkevich and N. Kachura. 1981. Rare Plant Species of The Soviet Far East and Their Conservation. Nauka, Moscow (in Russian).(2) Silba 1986 .
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Last modified on 25-Jan-2000