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Here's how to prune juniper topiaries, groundcovers, upright, and shrubby juniper plants. Topiaries. It’s easiest to start with a nursery-grown specimen that is already trained into a topiary ...
Juniperus occidentalis, known as the western juniper, is a shrub or tree native to the Western United States, growing in mountains at altitudes of 800–3,000 meters (2,600–9,800 ft) and rarely down to 100 m (330 ft).
Ashe's juniper Cupressaceae (cypress family) 61 Juniperus chinensis: Chinese juniper Cupressaceae (cypress family) Juniperus communis: common juniper Cupressaceae (cypress family) Juniperus drupacea: Syrian juniper Cupressaceae (cypress family) Juniperus excelsa: Greek juniper Cupressaceae (cypress family) Juniperus foetidissima: foetid juniper ...
Juniper berries are a spice used in a wide variety of culinary dishes and are best known for the primary flavoring in gin (and responsible for gin's name, which is a shortening of the Dutch word for juniper, jenever). A juniper-based spirit is made by fermenting juniper berries and water to create a "wine" that is then distilled.
Juniperus communis, the common juniper, is a species of small tree or shrub in the cypress family Cupressaceae. An evergreen conifer , it has the largest geographical range of any woody plant , with a circumpolar distribution throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere .
Juniperus scopulorum is a small evergreen tree that in favorable conditions may reach as much as 20 metres (66 feet) in height. [4] However, on sites with little water or intense sun it will only attain shrub height, and even those that reach tree size will more typically be 4.6–6.1 metres (15–20 feet) tall in open juniper woodlands. [5]
It is a source of juniper oil used in perfumes and medicines. The wood is also used as long lasting fenceposts and for bows. Several genera are important in horticulture. Junipers are planted as evergreen trees, shrubs, and groundcovers. Hundreds of cultivars have been developed, [24] including plants with blue, grey, or yellow foliage. [25]
Juniperus ashei (Ashe juniper, mountain cedar, blueberry juniper, post cedar, or just cedar) is a drought-tolerant evergreen tree, native from northeastern Mexico and the south-central United States to southern Missouri. The largest areas are in central Texas, where extensive stands occur.