242 THE BOOK OF FORESTRY 
JUNIPER 
JUNIPER 
Juniperus communis 
Form 
Usually alow evergreen shrub growing 
in large bushy clumps, 8’-10’ across 
or in pyramidal form 6’-8’ high. 
Reaches tree size in hill region of 
Tllinois (20’-30’ in height). 
Loaves 
4/4" long, aw-lshaped. Dark green 
in summer, becoming a bronze shade 
in winter. 
FRUIT 
A bluish black berry maturing in the 
third season. Used in the manu- 
facture of certain beverages. 
RANGE 
Southern Greenland to mountains of 
Pennsylvania; west to Nebraska; 
thence south to Texas and Arizona. 
On Pacific Coast from Alaska to 
Northern California. 
Fig. 43.—Terminal branch, showing leaves, flower, and fruit of juniper. 
