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Read about Juniperus sabina in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Juniperus sabina, linn. Spreading or procumbent shrub, rarely with erect st. to 10 ft.: branchlets rather slender, of a very strong, disagreeable odor when bruised: lvs. needle-shaped, acute and slightly spreading or imbricate, oblong-rhombic, obtuse or subacute, usually dark green: fr. 1/5-1/4in.thick, globular, 1-3-seeded. Mountains of cent, and S. Eu., W. Asia, Siberia, N. Amer.—very variable. The most remarkable varietiesare the following: var. fastigiata, Beissn. Erect shrub of columnar habit, with dark green, mostly imbricate lvs. var. cupressifolia, Ait. (var. humilis, Endl.). Procumbent, with ascending thickish branchlets: lvs. usually imbricate, scale-like, often bluish green. var. tamariscifolia, Ait. (J. sabinoides, Griseb.) Procumbent or ascending, rarely erect: lvs. usually all needle- shaped and often in 3's, slightly incurved, dark and bright green, with a white line above. Mountains of S. Eu. G.W. 1, p. 304. var. variegata, Beissn. Branchlets variegated with creamy white: lvs. mostly imbricate. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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