### plant | tracheophyte | bush:

Juniper
* Many junipers are drought tolerant and require little attention except for bagworm infestations.
* Most Junipers require sun, very well drained soil, and are drought tolerant.
* Most juniper grows in climates
  - woodlands
  - zones
* Most juniper grows under conditions
  - natural conditions
* Most juniper occurs in climate zones
  - grassland habitats
* Most juniper produces flowers
  - pollen
  - junipers are dense, possessing aromatic wood and shreddy bark
* Some juniper grows as dwarf shrubs
  - at elevation
  - in places
  - on banks
* Some juniper has bark
  - brown bark
  - cones
  - female cones
  - growth habits
  - low shade tolerance
  - stable seasonal patterns
  - mistletoes cause mortality
  - prevents tract infection
* Some juniper prevents urinary infection
* Some juniper produces berries
  - crops
  - large seed crops
  * ' is the name for a number of species of coniferous plants in the genus 'Juniperus'. There are between 50 and 67 species of juniper. Junipers grow in the northern hemisphere.
  * are evergreen. They vary in size from low shrubs to tall trees, which grow to between twenty and forty metres tall. The female trees have seed cones which form something resembling a berry. These berries are called juniper berries. They take from six to eighteen months to grow, after pollination, are often aromatic and can be used as a spice
* actually produce small cones with fleshy, fused scales bearing one-several seeds.
* are also peculiar in that they have two types of evergreen leaves.
* are among the best adapted and hence the most commonly grown evergreens in Missouri
  - toughest plants in the landscape
  - another source of spring allergens
  - cross-reactive with cedars
  - dioecious
  - evergreens in the conifer family
  - outdoor trees
  - tough, resilient trees that make excellent fence posts, either whole or split
* are used as ground covers, in foundation plantings, or as hedges, screens or windbreaks
  - for groundcovers and border plantings
  - very prickly, but they have very attractive blue berries
  - well adapted to dry soil conditions
* become infected in late summer and fall, and galls develop in the spring.
* can have a dramatic impact upon grassland plant communities they invade
  - serve as both shrubs and trees
* come in all sizes, colors and shapes.
* contain monoterpenoid oils which are volitable.
* develops roots.
* do tolerate some tip pruning.
* even make great bonsai plants.
* frequently exhibit dieback of shoot tips or entire shoots and browning of needles.
* grow in any type of soil as long as it is well-drained
  - on the uplands
  - very slowly
* grows areas.
  - many areas
* has advantage
  - competitive advantage
  - problems
  - spicy aroma
* have purple berries that attract birds
  - to be planted in the sun
  - two types of needles, one scalelike and the other prickly and sharp
* includes cell membranes
  - corpi
* invades ranges.
* is bushs
  - conifers
  - cypresses
* like to be on the dry side, so let it dry out almost completely before watering it again.
* occurs in subtropical climate zones
* prefer a limestone soil with good drainage but they can adapt to most types of soils
  - open, sunny locations in well-drained soils
* produce a strong odor that is noticeable from a distance
  - pollen cones or flowers on male plants to pollinate female plants and produce seed
* provide shelter for birds and small animals of all kinds.
* range in size from low-growing ground covers to shrubs and small trees.
* receives water.
* require huge amounts of water
  - low pollution levels and fertile, free-draining soil for best growth
* seem to use quite a bit of phosphorus in there growing.
* suffer few plant diseases.
* thrive in full sun and in well drained soils.
* tolerate a wide range of soil types, including alkaline soils
  - many soil types but prefer well-draining soil and sunny locations
* tolerates drought.
* work well because they tend to have dead wood anyway, they are flexible and forgiving.