Chinese Juniper –
Juniperus chinensis (Wikipedia)
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Chinese juniper shoot, showing juvenile (needle-like) leaves, adult scale leaves, and young male cones | |
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Juniperus chinensis (Chinese juniper, 圆柏, 桧) is a juniper that grows as a shrub or tree with a very variable shape, reaching 1–20 m tall. This native of northeast Asia grows in China, Mongolia, Japan, Korea and the southeast of Russia.