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Keywords: Cupressaceae | Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. | on shore of Nicola Lake, near Merritt, British Columbia
It's a statutory holiday Monday in British Columbia, so I'm taking a break from writing today. If you've only discovered BPotD in the past four months or so, you can learn a bit about Rocky Mountain juniper in this June 2006 entry on Juniperus scopulorum. Yes, this is the same plant. This photograph was taken last weekend in quite different weather and light (and with a different lens).
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at November 13, 2006 12:50 AM
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Posted by: Ole Stauning at November 13, 2006 2:13 AM
The background texture and color jump forward as the tree flattens and blends - it's a nice effect - makes the eye move back and forth. You could do (in your spare time?) a great series on this tree, all from the same angle but many variations. Happy Holiday -
Posted by: Lynn at November 13, 2006 7:16 AM
I love this tree. I have the earlier picture as my desktop picture.
Posted by: Myma at November 13, 2006 7:29 AM
Lighthouse Park, n'est pas? I know this individual quite well.
Posted by: elizabeth at November 13, 2006 9:59 AM
People down this way can visit this ecosystem without a ferry trip at Washington Park, Anacortes, WA. Extensive natural rock gardens plunging off into the water, with scattered picturesque junipers--just like as in above photo.
Posted by: Ron B at November 13, 2006 11:32 AM
itty bitty blue bunny...or something blue...what is that little blue dot in front of the tree...a blue flower ?....anyways.....
Posted by: phillip at November 14, 2006 12:11 AM
Nope, not Lighthouse Park nor requiring a ferry trip to see. This was taken in BC's Interior, near Merritt, BC: here's the location on Google Maps (on that little point of land jutting out into the lake). That being said, I'd like to know more details about the specific locations you both mentioned elizabeth and Ron - both would be shorter distances for me to travel.
phillip, you've an eagle eye (or two). That's a piece of garbage, unfortunately. I would've gone to pick it up, but a 75m or so trek down the cliffside in cold, sharp winds (we could only stay outside the truck for about 8 minutes) meant that will have to wait for a more pleasant day. I'd like a photograph of the plant with the sun setting behind it, so I'll be returning.
Posted by: Daniel Mosquin 
at November 14, 2006 1:04 AM
the island with the most slender and symmetrical
uniperus trees is Aegina island in greece.
the wood is hard and very difficcult to pierce.
trhe bark is of light brown colour and appears
as made up of longitudinal shreds.the ripe fruit
is small-4 to 6 mm diam- and brownish.The average
grown trees height is 10-12 ft.the trunk diam.
is inbetween 20 to 35 cm. the trunks stand
upright like cypress trees.have you any idea
what ius the scientific name of this juniperus?
ATHANASIOS DIMITRIOU
Posted by: athanasios at June 11, 2008 8:20 AM
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