Short Description
Savin juniper is an evergreen shrub that can grow 2 to 5 metres high.
The blue-green leaves face each other crosswise. They are needle-shaped on young twigs and scale-like on older twigs. They smell very unpleasant, especially when crushed.
The trunk is strongly branched with lying branches. The bark is yellowish brown to reddish brown and flakes off in long strips.
The tiny flowers are yellow-green and inconspicuous.
The fruits are pea-sized berry cones. They are blue-black and have a distinctive light blue frost.
Features
Savin juniper
Juniperus sabina
Caution: Highly toxic!
unpleasant odour
In the city
Savin juniper prefers dry, warm and light locations with stony soils. In the city it is often found as an ornamental shrub in gardens, parks and cemeteries.
Fun Facts
Savin juniper is highly poisonous in all parts.
The flowering period is from March to May.
Its natural range in Germany mainly includes regions near the Alps.
- Endangerment level Germany: endangered
Sources
Nadeln und Früchte, Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Juniperus_sabina_02.JPG
Nadeln, Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Juniperus_sabina_kz04.jpg
Habitus, H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/Juniperus_sabina_001.JPG
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