softwood page

JUNIPER

NOTE: unless otherwise specifically stated, all of the images shown on this
page are of 1/4" square end grain cross sections shown at 12X with the top
of the image towards the bark and the bottom towards the pith so that
earlywood is towards the bottom of the growth rings and latewood is towards the top

to see all species with links to their anatomy page go here: species links

general characteristics of juniper

• parenchyma:
• rays:
• growth rings:
• resin canals:

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IMAGES ARE PRESENTED WITH NO ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE TO THE PAGE AS YET

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• Eastern prickly juniper / Juniperus deltoides --- these two are fromk nearby areas of the same sample
• Eastern prickly juniper / Juniperus deltoides --- these two are fromk nearby areas of the same sample

     

• alligator juniper / Juniperus deppeana --- heartwood
• alligator juniper / Juniperus deppeana --- sapwood
• alligator juniper / Juniperus deppeana --- sapwood

     

• Ashe juniper / Juniperus ashei
• prickly juniper / Juniperus oxycedrus
• prickly juniper / Juniperus oxycedrus

   

• Burmuda juniper (florida cedar) / Juniperus bermudiana
• Burmuda juniper / Juniperus bermudiana

   

• oneseed juniper / Juniperus monosperma
• oneseed juniper / Juniperus monosperma

     

   

   

• Pfitzer juniper / Juniperus x pfitzeriana
• Pfitzer juniper / Juniperus x pfitzeriana
• Pfitzer juniper / Juniperus x pfitzeriana


• Pfitzer juniper / Juniperus x pfitzeriana
• Pfitzer juniper / Juniperus x pfitzeriana


• Pfitzer juniper / Juniperus x pfitzeriana --- heartwood of a piece
• Pfitzer juniper / Juniperus x pfitzeriana --- sapwood of the same piece

   

   

• Utah juniper / Juniperus osteosperma
• Utah juniper / Juniperus osteosperma


• Utah juniper / Juniperus osteosperma
• Utah juniper / Juniperus osteosperma

     

• Western juniper / Juniperus occidentalis
• Western juniper / Juniperus occidentalis
• Western juniper / Juniperus occidentalis

     

• Rocky Mountain juniper / Juniperus scopulorum
• Rocky Mountain juniper / Juniperus scopulorum
• Rocky Mountain juniper / Juniperus scopulorum

   

• Chinese juniper / Juniperus chinensis --- a 1/4" x 1/3" cross section shown here at 9X
• pinchot juniper / Juniperus pinchotii