Juniperus tetragona
At a glance
- Lifecycle
- Perennial (hardy)
- Exposure
- Full sun
- Frost limit
- −12.2 °C
Cultivation
Succeeds in most soils if they are well drained, preferring a neutral or slightly alkaline soil. This species is not very hardy in Britain. Dioecious. Male and female plants must be grown if seed is required.
Propagation
The seed requires a period of cold stratification. The seed has a hard seedcoat and can be very slow to germinate, requiring a cold period followed by a warm period and then another cold spell, each of 2 - 3 months duration. Cuttings of mature wood, 5 - 10cm with a heel, September/October in a cold frame. Plant out in the following autumn. Layering in September/October. Takes 12 months.
Edible uses
Fruit - raw or cooked.
Material uses
Wood - brown, hard. Used for construction etc.
Habitat
Pine-oak forests in mountains, to 4500 metres in Mexico.
Native range
South-western N. America - Texas to Mexico.