Juniperus pingii
Common name: 
Ping Juniper
Pronunciation: 
ju-NIP-er-us PING-e-i
Family: 
Cupressaceae
Genus: 
Juniperus
Type: 
Conifer
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Conifer, evergreen, to 20 ft (6 m), broadly pyramidal, semi-weeping, with pendulous branch tips. Leaves needle-like, in whorls of 3, 3-5 mm long and ~1 mm wide.  Pollen cones axillary, ovoid or globose, 3-4 mm.  Seed cones axillary, black when ripe, lustrous, ovoid or subglobose, 7-9 mm, 1-seeded.
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 7     Native to China.  According to Jacobson (1996) a "species named in 1940; of controversial affinity and status".  Apparently closely related to J. squamata var. fargesii.
  • Silverton, Oregon: The Oregon Garden, Conifer Garden
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  • fallen foliage, summer

    fallen foliage, summer

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    trunk, bark