Aligator Juniper
Herb latin name: Aligator Juniper,Aligator Juniper Extract
Latin name: Juniperus deppeana
Synonyms: Juniperus deppeana pachyphlaea, Juniperus pachyphlaeaJuniperus deppeana pachyphlaea, Juniperus pachyphlaea
Family: Cupressaceae (Cypress Family)
Habitat of the herb: the herb: Open oak or pine woodlands on dry, arid mountain slopes, 1200 - 1800 metres. Other uses of Aligator Juniper: Wood - light, soft,Habitat of the herb: the herb: Open oak or pine woodlands on dry, arid mountain slopes, 1200 - 1800 metres.
Other uses of Aligator Juniper: Wood - light, soft, not strong, brittle, close grained. Although easily worked, it is of limited value as lumber and is used mainly for fence posts and fuel.
Propagation of the herb: The seed requires a period of cold stratification. The seed has a hard seedcoat and can be very slow to germinate, requiring a cold period followed by a warm period and then another cold spell, each of 2 - 3 months duration. Soaking the seed for 3 - 6 seconds in boiling water may speed up the germination process. The seed is best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. Some might germinate in the following spring, though most will take another year. Another possibility is to harvest the seed "green" (when the embryo has fully formed but before the seedcoat has hardened). The seedlings can be potted up into individual pots when they are large enough to handle. Grow on in pots until large enough, then plant out in early summer. When stored dry, the seed can remain viable for several years. Cuttings of mature wood, 5 - 10cm with a heel, September/October in a cold frame. Plant out in the following autumn. Layering in September/October. Takes 12 months.
Cultivation of Aligator Juniper: Open oak or pine woodlands on dry, arid mountain slopes, 1200 - 1800 metres.
Medicinal use of the herb: None known
Known hazards of Juniperus deppeana: None known
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