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Common Name(s): Ashe Juniper, Juniper,Ashe, Cedar,Ashe
Species: Juniperus ashei
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Family: Cupressaceae
Longevity: Perennial
Origin: Native
Height: 6 m
Flowers: January - March
Fruits: Fall
Description: An irregular shaped shrub or small tree usually occurring on limestone hills and outcrops. Leaf tips are blunt. Shredded, shaggy-looking bark is grey to grey-brown in color. Fruit is eaten by many birds and some mammals. Although not a preferred browse, the foliage may be eaten by white-tailed deer and goats if higher quality browse is not available. It is an invasive plant on rangelands due to fire suppression. Does not re-sprout if cut or killed by fire.
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