Juniperus semiglobosa
Juniperus semiglobosa, the Himalayan pencil juniper, is a species of juniper native to the mountains of Central Asia, in northeastern Afghanistan, westernmost China, northern Pakistan, southeastern Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, western Nepal, northern India, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. It grows at altitudes of.
Description
Juniperus semiglobosa is an evergreen coniferous shrub or small to medium-sized tree growing to heights of, rarely, with a trunk diameter of up to, rarely to. It has flaky bark. The leaves are of two forms, juvenile needle-like leaves long on seedlings and occasionally on adult plants, and adult scale-leaves 1–2 mm long on older plants; they are arranged in decussate opposite pairs or whorls of three.The cones are flattened globose to bi-lobed or triangular, berry-like, 4–6 mm long and 4–8 mm across, blue-black, and contain two or three seeds; they are mature in about 18 months. The pollen cones are 3–5 mm long, and shed their pollen in spring. It is usually dioecious, but occasionally monoecious.