Juniperus barbadensis barbadensis

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat None C:N Ratio High Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous No Fire Resistant No Flower Color Green Flower Conspicuous No Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Dense Foliage Porosity Winter Dense Foliage Texture Medium Fruit/Seed Color White Fruit/Seed Conspicuous Yes Growth Form Single Stem Growth Rate Slow Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) 25 Height, Mature (feet) 50.0 Known Allelopath Yes Leaf Retention No Lifespan Moderate Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability Yes Shape and Orientation Conical Toxicity Slight Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Fine Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance Low CaCO3 Tolerance High Cold Stratification Required Yes Drought Tolerance High Fertility Requirement Low Fire Tolerance Low Frost Free Days, Minimum 140 Hedge Tolerance Medium Moisture Use Low pH, Minimum 4.7 pH, Maximum 8.0 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 300 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 1200 Precipitation, Minimum 15 Precipitation, Maximum 68 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 20 Salinity Tolerance Low Shade Tolerance Intermediate Temperature, Minimum (-F) -43 Reproduction Bloom Period Late Spring Commercial Availability Routinely Available Fruit/Seed Abundance Medium Fruit/Seed Period Begin Summer Fruit/Seed Period End Fall Fruit/Seed Persistence Yes Propagated by Bare Root Yes Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container Yes Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings Yes Propagated by Seed Yes Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound 43600 Seed Spread Rate Rapid Seedling Vigor Low Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate None Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product Yes Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product Medium Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product Yes Palatable Browse Animal Low Palatable Graze Animal Low Palatable Human No Post Product Yes Protein Potential Low Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product Yes