Juniperus californica - California juniper

California juniper (Juniperus californica) is an evergreen tree or large shrub native to the dry hills of California, in western North America, its fleshy blue cones edible and used medicinally, and its wood valued for fuel and erosion-control plantings.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹
• Wood¹
• Fuel¹

Type

• Tree
• Evergreen

Functions

• Soil stabilization¹
• Windbreak¹
• Wildlife habitat¹
• Fire resistance²

Footnotes

1. Juniperus californica | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time >60 seconds ↩