Juniper Berries
by Crystal Harman
Title
Juniper Berries
Artist
Crystal Harman
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Juniperus virginiana is a dense slow-growing coniferous evergreen tree that may never become more than a bush on poor soil, but is ordinarily from 5�20 m or 16�66 ft (rarely to 27 m or 89 ft) tall, with a short trunk 30�100 cm or 12�39 in (rarely 170 cm or 67 in) diameter. The oldest tree reported, from Missouri, was 795 years old. Cedar waxwings are fond of the "berries" of these junipers. It takes about 12 minutes for their seeds to pass through the birds' guts, and seeds that have been consumed by this bird have levels of germination roughly three times higher than those of seeds the birds did not eat. Many other birds (from bluebirds to turkeys) and many mammals also consume them
Juniper oil is distilled from the wood, twigs and leaves. The essential oil contains cedrol which has toxic and possibly carcinogenic properties. The cones are used to flavor gin and as a kidney medicine.
Native American tribes used juniper wood poles to mark out agreed tribal hunting territories. French traders named Baton Rouge, Louisiana, (meaning "red stick") from the reddish color of these poles.
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April 6th, 2014
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