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Juniperus sabina, the savin juniper or savin, is a species of juniper native to the mountains of central and southern Europe and western and central Asia, from Spain to eastern Siberia, typically growing at altitudes of 1,000–3,300 metres (3,300–10,800 feet).
Because many juniper shrubs are slower growing, they are less likely to overstep their bounds and require pruning. The problem is when the wrong juniper is planted in the wrong spot.
Shepherdia rotundifolia, the roundleaf buffaloberry [2] or silverleaf, is a 3-to-6-foot (1-to-2-meter) evergreen shrub in the oleaster family (Elaeagnaceae) that grows only in the Colorado Plateau of the southwestern United States.
Shepherdia, commonly called buffaloberry [1] or bullberry, is a genus of small shrubs in the Elaeagnaceae family. The plants are native to northern and western North America. [2] They are non-legume nitrogen fixers. Shepherdia is dioecious, with male and female flowers produced on separate plants. [3]
Syrian juniper Cupressaceae (cypress family) Juniperus excelsa: Greek juniper Cupressaceae (cypress family) Juniperus foetidissima: foetid juniper; stinking juniper Cupressaceae (cypress family) Juniperus occidentalis: western juniper Cupressaceae (cypress family) 64 Juniperus oxycedrus: prickly juniper; cade juniper Cupressaceae (cypress family)
Juniper berries are actually modified conifer cones. A juniper berry is the female seed cone produced by the various species of junipers . It is not a true berry but a cone with unusually fleshy and merged scales called a galbulus , which gives it a berry-like appearance.
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 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.