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Common juniper
Common juniper












It is known by a variety of common names. It has one of the largest ranges of woody plants in the world.

  • Among described plants in this category we marked those, which are particulary resistant (to various environmental conditions), do not require much maintanance and thereby suitable fot planting in public areas. The common Juniper is a species in the genus Juniperus, in the family Cupressaceae.
  • Most shrubs reach a height of 1 to 2 metres, but some can grow much higher (up to 8 m) some can grow into very low or carpet-like forms. Tree top can be of different shapes, dense or thin, symetric or uneven. Woody plant, normally branched at the ground level into several side stems, usually lacks of a dominant stem.

    Common juniper professional#

    Regarding edibility and/or healing power we are not liable, in this matter seek for professional guidance before consumation or usage. Durability and storage capacity of fruits can vary greatly, they depend on plant species and variety and external factors. Some fruits are only technologicaly ripen when picked, these have to be left hanged or softened for some time to gain the phase of edible ripeness, so after ahrvesting they must be storaged under proper conditions to become useable. Before consumation many fruits must be: cleaned, penducles and peel/shell or/and some inedible parts need to be removed. Ripen, normally developed and healthy (without signs of diseas or pests) fruits can be consumed cooked, baked or else heat treated, rpocessed into juices, jams and suchlike. ), plants of such undergrowth need well-drained soil, they tolerate drought but cannot tolerate constant moisture or even flooding. rockgardens, walls, by paths and roads, on gravel, also on gravel surface in towns and close to buildings. Porous or dry soils are normally light and loose, there is no stagnant water but relatively quickly flows in deeper layers such ground are more airy and warmer, yet drier and usually contain less humus and for such undergrowth it is often to for drought to appear (e. Plant can in otherwise appropriate environment survive cold down to - 23 ☌. Our descriptions contain the word evergreen. Leaves or needles remain on the plant for several consecutive years, usually 2 to 5 years. Their leaves are transformed into needles or scales, usually being hard and leathery. tree trunk and branches) and are also called woody plants or trees. Roses need more water and noursihments and rich, deep, fetile soil, while white stonecrop survives more weeks in dry soil without rain or watering and can grow normally in poor, sandy soil as well.Ĭonifers have woody stems (i. Mostly, but not necessarily, these plants can also tolerate drought. roses, even more spurge (euphorbia myrsinites), sea buckthorn, sedum, most of rock-garden plants, cactuses etc). OTHER USESīerries are used as flavouring for cooking spice and alcohols.Plants for destinctively sunny sites need and tolerate a lot of direct sun radiation (eg. The berries and the boughs are used to make tea to help colds, heart trouble and breathing problems and the boughs can be used for cleaning and making houses smell better. Wild hoofed animals, like deer and sheep, eat the juniper sometimes. ANIMAL USESĪmerican robins and black-capped chickadee eat the berries. The fruit is generally spread in August when animals start eating it. The fruits stay on the tree for at least two years and each fruit contains three seeds. The common juniper begins to make seeds after its second growing season. Junipers like dry open woods, gravely areas, stone outcrops and alpine mountain areas. It is found in Asia, Europe and North America. The common juniper is the only conifer found all over the Northern Hemisphere. They have bluish-grey berries that take two years to ripen. The common juniper is a short trailing shrub with needle-like gray-green leaves.












    Common juniper