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| female cones | male cones and scales |
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| habit (see how there are multiple trunks?) | typical bark on older tree |
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| white splotches on bark--typical for this species | in the absence of fire, Juniperus ashei quickly becomes the dominant tree in open areas of the eastern Hill Country--essentially, all of the green foliage on this hillside in west Austin (photo taken in Winter) is Juniperus ashei! |