Virgin archasi.
Juniper virginian, or Virginian (Latin Juniperus virginiana) is a plant species of the genus Juniper of the Cypress family. Trees, monoecious or less often dioecious, up to 30 m high, trunk diameter up to 150 cm. The needles are dark green, small (0.1—0.2 cm). The cones are small, up to 0.6 cm, mature in the autumn of the first year (in October) and remain on trees for a long time. It is very decorative in plantings. It has been cultivated in Europe since 1664. Growing fast. The wood of the tree is resistant to rotting. In the USA, wood is used to make pencils. Cedar essential oil is extracted from wood and needles. Historically, Virginia juniper was used by the indigenous peoples of Canada as an abortifacient. It was first described by Karl Liney in 1753 in his "Species Plantarum". In Europe in culture since 1664. The oldest specimen is 795 years old (Missouri). It grows naturally in North America – from southeastern Canada (Gulf of Mexico) and east to the Great Plains. It grows on poor gravel slopes of mountains, as well as along banks and streams. Juvenile needles up to 12 cm in length, awl-shaped, grows in pairs, less often in whorls of 3 pieces, thin-pointed, gray-green with white stripes, green from below. Later, the needles become scaly – short pressed, located opposite, in pairs in 4 rows, rhombic in shape, pointed, green or bluish-green in color, acquires a brownish color in winter. Small tufts of juvenile leaves are often found on the tops of shoots in adult plants.
To the Tashkent Botanical Garden Juniperus virginiana L. the seeds of the species are from Canada F.N. Rusanov tobacco was brought in 1956 for the purpose of introduction and planted in nurseries. The sprouts planted from the seeds were germinated in 1956, and the young sprouts were transplanted into the collection of conifers on 29.03.1957. The collection currently contains 40 adult trees of this species.
