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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]
The pinyon–juniper plant community covers a large portion of Utah and the Canyonlands region. Singleleaf ash (Fraxinus anomala), and Utah serviceberry (Amelanchier utahensis) are codominants of pinyon pine and Utah juniper. In this region, the community occurs on rocky soils or jointed bedrock. [5]
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).
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.
The cones are berry-like, 8–20 mm in diameter, green maturing brown, and contain 6-12 seeds (the most seeds per cone of any juniper); they are mature in about 18 months. The male cones are 3–5 mm long, and shed their pollen in spring. It is largely dioecious, producing cones of only one sex on each tree.
The Jardine Juniper in 2011. The Jardine Juniper is an individual of the species Rocky Mountain juniper found within Logan Canyon in the Cache National Forest.Often credited with an age of over 3,000 years, [1] core samples taken in the 1950s revealed that it was around 1,500 years old.
Great horned owl chicks nesting in the Rocky Mountains Juniper tree near the top of the canyon The Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park contains a wide variety of flora and fauna. Some common plants native to the park include aspen , Ponderosa pine , sagebrush , desert mahogany ( Cercocarpus ledifolius ), Utah juniper , gambel oak ( scrub ...
Arizona Strip Side canyon in the Arizona Strip The Wave, Arizona: a sandstone formation in the Arizona Strip. The Arizona Strip is the part of Arizona lying north of the Colorado River. [1] Despite being larger in area than several U.S. states, the entire region has a population of fewer than 10,000 people.
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