Juniperus rigida
Common name:
Temple Juniper,
Needle Juniper
Pronunciation:
ju-NIP-er-us RIJ-i-da
Family:
Cupressaceae
Genus:
Type:
Conifer
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
No
- Conifer, evergreen, shrub or a tree to about 30 ft (~10 m) high with a single trunk, open habit, branchlets had a graceful weeping habit on older trees. Bark dull gray, fibrous, shallowly fissured. Adult leaves in whorls of 3, needle-like, about 1-2 cm long and only 1 mm wide, standing straight out from the point of attachment, very sharply pointed, deep to gray-green, with a narrow, deep, white stomatal furrow, edges smooth. Dioecious - male and female structures on separate plants, rarely monoecious. Pollen cones solitary in leaf axils, about 3-5 mm long. Seed cones (fruit)solitary, globose, 6-8 mm thick, purplish to black-brown, with a waxy bloom, ripening in the second year.
- Sun, in well-drained soils. Will tolerate hot, dry landscape conditions.
- Hardy to USDA Zone 5 Native to Japan, Korea, northeastern China, and southeastern Russia.
- Temple Juniper: widely cultivated in temples and gardens in Japan for its bright foliage and weeping habit.
- rigida: rigid, a reference to its stiff needles
- Oregon State Univ. campus: Peavy Arboretum, southeast of Peavy Lodge.
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plant habit
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branchlets
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needle-like leaves
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needles
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needle, underside
