School of Horticulture
Plant Database
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Scientific Name: | Juniperus communis |
Pronunciation: | joo-NIP-ur-us kum-YOU-niss |
Common Name: | common juniper |
Family Name: | Cupressaceae |
Plant Type: | Ground cover, Conifer |
Key ID Features: | Habit variable, from low - prostrate - spreading shrub in windy locations to 10(-16) m tall (specimens on campus are so far upright, but there are numerous cultivars); leaves needle-like in whorls of three, most 7-12 mm long, sharply tipped, whitish stomatal channel on upper surface; cones on female plants rounded with three fleshy scales (berry-like), 4-9 mm wide, green and then eventually bluish-black with a blue waxy coating when ripe; cones on male plants yellow then brown, 2-3 mm long in March-April. |
Course(s): | Level 3 Apprenticeship |
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Propagation: | Seed, Softwood cuttings |
Pest Susceptibility: | Rust, ( Pest resistant, Drought resistant ) |
Location(s): (BCE) Boulevard (Circular) Eastend (FSC) Far South Campus Location Map |