Juniperus barbadensis var. lucayana

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Juniperus lucayana, Brit. (J. australis, Pilger. J. barbadensis, Auth. J. virginiana var. bedfordiana, Veitch, not linn. J. virginiana var. barbadensis, Gord.). Tree, to 50 ft., with spreading branches and slender pendulous 4-angled branchlets: lvs.light green, closely appressed, ovate, sharp-pointed, glandular: fr. globose, about 1/6 in- thick, dark blue, bloomy, 1-2-seeded. S. Ga. to Fla., Jamaica, Cuba, Bahamas, Haiti. S.S. 14:738.—One of the most beautiful of the junipers, often planted for ornament in the Gulf States, and in the W.Indies. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.