Talk:Juniperus communis

Another subspecies

Forests of the Iberian Peninsula mentions another subspecies, J. communis subsp. hemisphaerica. - Jmabel | Talk 07:14, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Image needs replacement

Hello all...

An image used in the article, specifically Image:Juniperus communis.jpg, has a little bit of a licensing issue. The image was uploaded back when the rules around image uploading were less restrictive. It is presumed that the uploader was willing to license the picture under the GFDL license but was not clear in that regard. As such, the image, while not at risk of deletion, is likely not clearly licensed to allow for free use in any future use of this article. If anyone has an image that can replace this, or can go take one and upload it, it would be best.

You have your mission, take your camera and start clicking.--Jordan 1972 (talk) 01:10, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Juniper "berries"

Juniper berries are not too strong to be eaten raw. I eat them raw all the time I find them an I am not the only one. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.94.143.249 (talk) 10:13, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

I agree. Ripe juniper cones/berries have a sweet taste, with a turpentine note. They are not astringent nor bitter. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.13.136.17 (talk) 15:37, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

Missing uses

I am sure the wood has been used for a lot of purposes; how about bows and fences, for example? Another use is burning the wood (and foliage?) for smoking meat, e.g. sausages. I am sure you can come up with more; when Western Europe was more or less deforested, juniper was probably the only readily available wood around in many regions. JöG (talk) 22:21, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

It would be useful to have a reference for that claim that juniper is effective for hyperglycaemia! This was a traditional claim, but is perhaps too important to repeat as substantiated by modern research if that is not referenced... Cjsunbird (talk) 13:36, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

Distribution map needs replacement

Since the text explicitly mentions the range as being the largest of any woody plant, occuring in Northern America, Europe and Asia, a distribution map only showing the range in Northern America is hardly appropriate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.224.236.242 (talk) 12:13, 27 November 2012 (UTC)

This is true. I made the image text less incorrect just now, but I believe we might as well just delete it. I guess the USGS isn't the best source for global ranges. Btw, the map shows Iceland, which is considered part of Europe. Eroen (talk) 08:59, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

This was (apparently inadvertently) resolved by User:CommonsDelinker with [1]. Eroen (talk) 07:04, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

Gender identification

Young Juniperus communis saplings or plugs have no visual features to identify their gender. At what age do these show? Any addition to the article would be good. — Cheers, Steelpillow (Talk) 18:23, 13 April 2024 (UTC)