Tagged: juniper berries

Bumper crop of juniper berries – September 2015

We have a bumper crop of ripe juniper berries in our front yard this year. They are not really berries, but the female cones. Unlike other conifers, the juniper cones have fleshy scales that...

Creeping and Common Juniper in my front yard

Creeping juniper, (Juniperus horizontalis) About five years ago I planted the two species of juniper that are native to Alaska, creeping juniper (Juniperus horizontalis) and common juniper (Juniperus communis), in our front yard. I...