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Juniper produces the berry to flavour gin and is used to make a beer in Scandinavian countries! Dried berries are used sparingly in cooking to flavour meat and game. A medium to large sized evergreen shrub with silver backed leaves/needles and black berries. It can grow tall or low and spreading, and anything in-between! It is being used increasingly to plant the sides of northern motorways. Very prickly.
Juniperus communis
Common name: Common Juniper.
Native: Northern hemisphere.
Provenance: UK Size and spread (10 years): 1m x 1.4m
Treatment required: Deeply dormant. Can be soaked in nearly boiling water then allowed to cool before cold moist stratification.
Germinal seeds / kg: 50000 (viable)
Ideal sowing period: Spring
Soil conditions: Most soils and situations.
Planting instructions: Tolerates exposed positions and poor soil.
Mature height: 4m
| Weight | 5.00 g |
|---|---|
| Genus | Juniperus |
| Family | Cupressaceae |
| Hardiness | Hardy |
| Life Cycle | shrub |
| Evergreen | evergreen |
| Requires | dry |
| Size | Mini seed pack (approx 25 seeds), Seed Pack (approx 150 seeds) |
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