Juniperus recurva 
Native of the Himalayan Region. 
Nat. Order : ConiFERa. Tribe : CupRESSINEA. 
Juniperus recurva, Don, “ Prodr. Fl. Nep.” 55 (1825) ; 
Veitch, Manual, ed. ii. 185 (1900). 
On the eastern and central Himalaya the height attained 
by Juniperus recurva varies generally with the altitude of the 
locality. Near its lower limit in Sikkim Sir Joseph Hooker 
saw trees thirty feet high, of which one is figured at page 187 
of Veitch’s “ Manual.” At and near its highest limit it is a 
prostrate shrub. The specimen figured is thirty-seven feet 
high, with a circumference of eighty-seven feet. The foliage 
is of a greyish-green colour, recurved, pendulous, and feathery. 
The prostrate form is known in British gardens as /. sguamata. 
Generally /. vecurva is very subject to attacks from red spider, 
but I have never seen any signs of it here, owing probably to 
the moist position the tree occupies. From its very distinct 
colour and habit, it is a most desirable plant where it can 
be kept in good condition. 
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