Rocky Mountain Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum)

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

Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Pyramidal, Upright or erect, Weeping.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Sweet and fleshy, but strongly flavoured. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; Sweet and fleshy, but strongly flavoured.; Often used as a flavouring, imparting a sage-like taste, for which purpose it is usually dried and ground into a powder.; The fruit can also be dried and ground into a meal for making mush and cakes.The fruits are about 5 - 8mm in diameter.

Habitat & North American Range

Scattered singly on dry rocky ridges, foothills and bluffs in montane areas or in dry habitats of the coastal forest region. The best specimens are found on slightly alkaline soils. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)