Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Plant Height: | up to 32 feet |
Plant Spread: | 3-9 feet |
Leaves: | Evergreen Needled |
Fruit: | Edible to birds Other: the fruit flesh is cones - galbulus, matures 18 months |
Fruiting Time: | Fall Late fall or early winter |
Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
Flower Color: | Yellow |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Spring |
Suitable Locations: | Street Tree Espalier |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Culinary Herb Medicinal Herb |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Culinary Herb/Spice |
Wildlife Attractant: | Birds |
Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
Toxicity: | Other: ingestion of fruit irritates the kidneys, a seasoning for Gin alcoholic drink |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
Pollinators: | Wind |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Dioecious |
Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |