Alligator Juniper (Juniperus deppeana)

Family: Cupressaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Form: Oval, Weeping.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet and palatable taste. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; A dry and mealy texture but with a sweet and palatable taste.; The fruit can also be dried, ground into a meal and prepared as a mush or cakes.; The fruit has a sweetish palatable pulp and is about 15mm in diameter.

Habitat & North American Range

Open oak or pine woodlands on dry, arid mountain slopes, 1200 - 1800 metres. (Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)