Prickly Juniper
Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. macrocarpa
Cupressaceae
Growth habit
Shrub
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Morocco to Greece, Coastal
Location
Source of plant
Cornell Botanic Gardens
Description
Shrub or small tree to 15m; dioecious. Bark red-grey. Leaves all acicular, spreading, acute, to 2.5cm, flexible, green, crescent-shaped in section, 2 white stomatal bands on inner surface, keeled, grooved above. Cones to 1.5cm diameter, solitary, axillary, sperical to ovate, scales 3-6, brown, becoming a dull black; seeds three.
USDA Hardiness Zone
7
Special characteristics
winter interest