Californian Juniper (Juniperus californica)

Family: Cupressaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Form: Irregular or sprawling, Pyramidal.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet, dry, fibrous and non-resinous flesh. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; A thick, sweet, dry, fibrous and non-resinous flesh.; It can also be dried and ground into a powder then used as a flavouring in various dishes or eaten as a mush.; The fruit is produced abundantly in the wild, though it is unlikely to be freely produced in Britain.

Habitat & North American Range

Dry rocky, gravelly or sandy soils on dry mountain slopes and hills, 120 - 1200 metres. (Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)