CALIFORNIA JUNIPER Juniperus californica

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Botanical Name:

Juniperus californica

Family:

Cupressaceae

Genus:

Juniperus

Species:

californica

Common Name:

CALIFORNIA JUNIPER

Seeds Per Pound:

4,540

Quantity:

2.78 lb

Germination:

77%

Germination Test Type:

Cut (Full Seed)

Purity:

99%

Height:

10-25 feet

Collection Locale:

California
Pinyon Pines

Crop Year:

2023

Minimum Hardiness Zone:

In Stock: 2.78 lb

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Juniperus californica

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1 packet (~ 0 seeds)

$7.95

1 oz (~ 284 seeds)

$42.00

1 lb (~ 4540 seeds)

$420.00

1 kg (~ 10009 seeds)

$840.00

Characteristics

Conifer

Growing Info, follow in order:

Scarification: Soak in hot tap water, let stand in water for 6 hours.

Stratification: warm stratify for 90 days, cold stratify for 90 days.

Germination: sow seed 1/4" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.

Other: Or, sow outside in spring for germination the following spring.

In a Nutshell:

* As the name implies, it is mainly found in numerous California habitats, although its range also extends through most of Baja California, a short distance into the Great Basin in southern Nevada, and into northwestern Arizona.

* It grows at moderate altitudes of 750–1,600 metres (2,460–5,250 ft).

* Juniperus californica is a shrub or small tree reaching 3–8 metres (9.8–26.2 ft), but rarely up to 10 metres (33 ft) tall. The bark is ashy gray, typically thin, and appears to be "shredded".

* Foliage is bluish-gray and scale-like.

* The cones are berry-like, 7 to 13 mm (0.28 to 0.51 in) in diameter, blue-brown with a whitish waxy bloom, turning reddish-brown, and contain a single seed (rarely two or three).

* Juniperus californica provides food and shelter for a variety of native ground and avian wildlife. It is a larval host for the native moth Sequoia sphinx (Sphinx sequoiae).

* The plant was used as a traditional Native American medicinal plant, and as a food source, by the indigenous peoples of California, including the Cahuilla people, Kumeyaay people (Diegueno), and Ohlone people. They gathered the berries to eat fresh and to grind into meal for baking.

* Juniperus californica is cultivated as an ornamental plant, as a dense shrub (and eventual tree) for use in habitat gardens, heat and drought-tolerant gardens, and in natural landscaping design.

* It is very tolerant of alkali soils, and can provide erosion control on dry slopes.

* California Juniper is also a popular species for bonsai. more...

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