Juniper (5)
Junipers, the genus Juniperus, are evergreen trees or shrubs. They have scale-like leaves. Seeds are produced in cones which are blue and berry-like.
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Common Juniper Family:
Cypress (Cupressaceae) A low, spreading shrub less than 3ft high in Colorado, but can grow to be a 30ft tree elsewhere. Flora of North America reference. |
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Rocky Mountain Juniper Family:
Cypress (Cupressaceae) A tree growing 20-60ft with a single trunk, slender drooping branches and scaly bark. Leaves are green but can be silvery. Flora of North America reference.
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Utah Juniper Family:
Cypress (Cupressaceae) A small shrub-like tree, less than 20ft with a rounded crown and bark that shreds in thin strips. It has a more irregular shape than the Rocky Mountain Juniper. The leaves are yellowish green. The cones have one or two seeds. Flora of North America reference. |
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One-seed Juniper Family:
Cypress (Cupressaceae) Grows to 25ft often with multiple trunks and dead branches. Bark is gray and shredded. Leaves are yellow-green.
Male trees have yellow cones that turn brown after producing pollen.
Female trees produce a blue, berry-like cone with a single seed.
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Alligator Juniper Family:
Cypress (Cupressaceae) Grows to 45 feet tall. It is distinguished by its thick bark that peels away in rectangles giving the appearance of alligator skin. The leaves have whitish spots that give the tree a silvery appearance. The whitish-blue seed cones contain 3-5 seeds. Flora of North America reference.
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