Tropicals, Woody > Juniperus > Juniperus brevifolia > Juniperus brevifolia
Juniperus brevifolia
Azores Juniper.
Origin: Canary Islands.
| Family |
| Cupressaceae |
| Genus |
| Juniperus |
| Species |
| brevifolia |
| Category |
| Tropicals, Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 10 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 - H4 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -6.6 - -1.1°C |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 20 - 30 °F |
| Height |
| Up to 6 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| Threatened by competition from invasive alien species. |
| Shape |
| Upright. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Reddish thin bark. |
| Leaf Description |
| Dense, with short needles leaves borne in alternating whorls, boat-shaped, strongly curved, margins entire, apex obtuse or acutely pungent, with two white stomal bands on the upper surface. |
| Fruit Description |
| Female seed-cones 7–9 mm, globose, dark copper-brown when mature after two years and ripening in the autumn. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. |
| Propagation |
| Propagated by seed. |
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