shore juniper Cupressaceae Juniperus conferta

Leaf:Evergreen, all leaves awl-shaped, sharp pointed, about 1/2 inch long, tips are well away from the stem, upper surface grooved with a bluish stomatal band, darker green below.
Flower:Species is dioecious; male cones yellow-brown, round, 1/5 inch across, females small and round.
Fruit:Cones, 1/3 to 1/2 inch across, dark blue to green, turning bluish-black.
Twig:Slender, initial green but turning reddish brown.
Bark:Stems never get very large, but eventually they become reddish brown and finely scaly.
Form:Typically very low to the ground and spreading, rarely over 1 foot in height.

leaf flower twig bark form map

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