Juniperus formosana
Common name:
Formosan Juniper
Pronunciation:
ju-NIP-er-us for-mo-SAH-na
Family:
Cupressaceae
Genus:
Type:
Conifer
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
No
- Conifer, evergreen, tree to 50 ft tall and 25 ft wide (15 m x 8 m), narrow crown, outspreading branches, secondary branches pendulous, Leaves needle-like (awl-shaped) like J. rigida. Fruit (cones) fleshy, pea-sized, ovoid, dark red-brown to orange.
- Sun
- Hardy to USDA Zone 8 Native to China and Taiwan, widely distributed in mountains.