It was pleasing to discover that some junipers grew into admirably lofty trees; some lived thousands of years; some even required summer moisture to thrive. My city, Seattle, lacks a native juniper. But not far north and west of the city, on and near Whidbey Island, Everett, and through the San Juan islands to Vancouver Island, are native junipers.
This population --as of December was renamed Juniperus maritima --a split-off from the main population of Rocky Mountain Juniper, Juniperus scopulorum. The split-off population is called the Seaside or Puget Sound Juniper. Though the name change was late in coming, as early as the eminent Pacific Northwest botanist C.
Leo Hitchcock wrote: "Plants from the islands of Puget Sound appear to differ somewhat from those east of the Cascades in having the juvenile foliage longer-persistent and in producing cones [berries] that are less fleshy and rather consistently 1-seeded and it is believed not improbable that they will prove to constitute a distinctive race of the species. These two species intergrade and properly can be viewed as subspecies. Doubtless they originated from a common ancestor.
It was not until that Charles Sargent specified it as Juniperus scopulorum. Both Juniperus virginiana and Juniperus scopulorum are highly variable in appearance, rapid growing, indifferent to soil conditions, and even relatively weedy.
The Rocky Mountain Juniper has been credited with having birthed over 75 named cultivars! Gin is, of course, a distilled spirit, but its character comes from the aromatic elements added after distillation or during a second distillation.
Greg Atkinson is a chef instructor at Seattle Culinary Academy. He can be reached at greg westcoastcooking. Mike Siegel is a Seattle Times staff photographer. The botanical elements including juniper berries that give gin its distinctive flavor can be steeped in water to produce a kind of tisane or tea for flavoring nonalcoholic drinks.
Enjoy it straight up or as a substitute for gin in any cocktail that calls for the real stuff. Juniper berries are the ripe, dried cones from the Juniper evergreen shrub which grows throughout the northern hemisphere. The berries are about a quarter-inch wide and bluish-purple. Their flavor is intensely spicy with a slight touch of pine. Although best known as the flavoring for gin and other liqueurs, juniper berries have many culinary uses. These berries are intensely spicy with piney notes and pair well with caraway, garlic, marjoram, pepper, and rosemary.
Crush before use to release essential oils and enhance flavor. Very similar in growth habit to 'Gold Lace' - slightly lower in height. Light green base color that is highlighted with bright yellow accents. Very hardy with a good growth rate. Color peaks spring thru mid summer. Very similar in growth habit to 'Gold Lace' - slightly lower growing when mature. Light green base color with bright yellow highlights. Very hardy, good growth rate. Makes a good medium accent or foreground planting.
Extremely hardy, and a very good juniper choice for many uses. Golden Carpet is a ground hugging juniper groundcover with golden yellow foliage color. Golden yellow version of the ever popular Blue Pacific that provides a great groundcover!!
This juniper variety has performed very well for us thus far, and looks outstanding in full sun locations. A top seller!! Grey Owl Juniper is a medium sized spreading juniper with large, ascending branches that droop ever so slightly. Foliage color is a brilliant silvery gray year round - good juniper berry producer too!! Good hardy upright juniper choice for privacy screens, windbreaks, borders, etc.
Pyramidal shape, with lots of berries - hold good green color even in winter. Good growth rate - very low maintenance. Very hardy with excellent growth rate too! Lime Glow is a low growing juniper with soft textured foliage that is bright chartreuse yellow when new, fading slightly to a lime green when mature. Works great as a groundcover, or for colorful accents and borders. Lime Glow Juniper is a low growing evergreen with bright yellow feathery textured foliage when new, fading to lime green when mature.
Moonglow has very intense silvery blue foliage year round. Upright columnar to slightly pyramidal shape. Popular choice for borders, accents, etc.
Moonglow Juniper has a very stunning, intense silvery blue foliage year round. A popular choice for a colorful border with an upright columnar shape. Old Gold Juniper is a time tested, traditional favorite with excellent golden color, especially during warmer months. Very hardy with many landscape uses.
Hedges, foreground plantings, or mass plantings for hardy color. Old Gold Juniper is a time tested, traditional favorite with excellent yellow gold color, especially during warmer months.
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