Juniperus rigida
Temple juniper · also Needle juniper
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Juniperus rigida is an evergreen shrub or small tree, reaching 6-10 meters in height, with needle-like leaves and berry-like seed cones. It is dioecious, with birds dispersing its seeds after consuming the cones. This species is often cultivated as an ornamental, frequently seen in Japanese temple grounds and as bonsai.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 90.01%23 yr43 in
- 90.00%——
- 10.00%—7.0 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 19.7–32.8 ft
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 37 in, mean 40 in, 90th percentile 89 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
- Central Korean deciduous forests
- Northeast China Plain deciduous forests
- Southern Korea evergreen forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Nansei Islands subtropical evergreen forests
Other Juniperus in the catalogue
12 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
