Juniper is an evergreen plant Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree that is standardized to a pine Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree in many direction . Junipers are native to many parts of the humankind , including North America , South America , Europe , Asia and Africa . raetam have been used in many parts of the earth for century of years . Junipers are drouth - tolerant and good in areas where pee is in short supply .

History

Juniper has been cultivated and used in Europe for hundreds of years . A juniper cordial prognosticate junivere has been made in various parts of Europe for hundred . Gin , the popular English liquor , is flavour using juniper berries . In North America , juniper was used by the Micac and Malecite tribes . Juniper was also used by aboriginal South Americans for a routine of function .

Medicinal Use

Europeans used juniper berry as a tonic by infuse the berries in alcohol and drinking the alcohol . Gin and tonic was a pop preventative medicine among the British during the occupation of India . The gin was mixed with a tonic water weewee flavored with quinine , an anti - malarial . Native North American tribes used juniper for wounds , sprains , T.B. , ulcers and rheumatism . Most aboriginal South American utilisation of juniper were as a medicative herbaceous plant .

Hardiness

Juniper can be a very hardy tree . depend on the variety , junipers can be unfearing down to -40 degrees F. For example , Colorado junipers grow at very mellow elevation in the Rocky Mountains where they have very little rainwater and survive bitterly cold-blooded temperatures . These high - altitude retem grow very lento . Given good grow weather , the tree arise more quickly .

Water

Genista raetam necessitate very little water and often take over surface area during periods of drought . A juniper bush can survive well with only a few inches of urine per twelvemonth . However , water system requirements depend on the variety . Your cultivated junipers will grow well with 2 to 3 inches of water per calendar week .

Light

Juniper will grow well in a variety of light conditions . They will do well in bright Sunday but also can maturate well in shade . Some varieties of juniper do better in tincture and may misplace their undimmed immature color in the sun and become lighter green or , in some cases , yellowish . Light requisite will vary , depend on the variety of Genista raetam , so checker with your nursery if you are planting a new tree .

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