SOIL FOR ROCKY MOUNTAIN JUNIPER?

[M. Frary]

If someone tells me something smells like kitty whiz I take their word.
But I do like to get others to go out and sniff stinky trees. I bet if @Vin had an RMJ he would go sniff and report back.

 

[Vin]

If someone tells me something smells like kitty whiz I take their word.
But I do like to get others to go out and sniff stinky trees. I bet if @Vin had an RMJ he would go sniff and report back.

Sir, yes Sir! I've sniffed the crotch of at least one branch on every tree I own and have nothing to report. Fresh as a daisy,, Sir.

 

[garywood]

http://www.yourgardensanctuary.com/three-mistakes/

 

[sorce]

I love the smell of cat pee.....

Ceptin fir it ain't cat pee....

Sorce

 

[M. Frary]

Sir, yes Sir! I've sniffed the crotch of at least one branch on every tree I own and have nothing to report. Fresh as a daisy,, Sir.

You're a good man Vin. A real trooper.
Its dedication to the art like you have that gives the rest of us inspiration.

 

[Vance Wood]

Sir, yes Sir! I've sniffed the crotch of at least one branch on every tree I own and have nothing to report. Fresh as a daisy,, Sir.

Like a summer's eve?

 

[markyscott]

This article mentions it occurring in a study done in Oklahoma http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/documents/R2ES/LitCited/LPC_2012/Engle_and_Kulbeth_1992.pdf. Pretty certain it can occur anywhere they both grow. The Study is interesting as it does a comparison of growth in 3 distant locations where the ERC grows differently and infers the hybridization is the culprit. I was quite confused growing them at one point as there was noticeable differences in several grown the same way in the same location. Still, in my book anyways an interesting plant

Grimmy

That's really interesting - Ashe juniper is very fine. Probably the finest of all native junipers - I've seen it mistaken for shimpaku before. But I've also seen Ashe foliage with needle foliage all over. I've always assumed that it was because it was juvenile, but I wonder if in some cases it could have been because of some ERC hybridization.

 

[Vin]

Like a summer's eve?

Hmmmm, that might be a bit of a stretch.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

If that's true and I am not saying that you are wrong but I have had people tell me that Utah Juniper smells of cat pee. If this is so then are we talking about a general trait of Western Juniper being one of pee pee du jour a la gato.

Probably, there's a lot of variety among junipers out there and where we were collecting, they didn't come with any ID tags.

 

[Vin]

Probably, there's a lot of variety among junipers out there and where we were collecting, they didn't come with any ID tags.

I gifted a 100 year old Juniper Trees of the Rocky Mountain Region book to a friend a couple years ago. There were names in there I've never heard of.

 

[chicago1980]

ohh my trees smell like wild brown bear piss. My dog goes nuts by the bench.

 

[Potawatomi13]

I can affirm that native eastern Oregon junipers have this aroma as well. Smells refreshing after rain and not really so bad in dry open air. Perhaps not so pleasant in closed room.

 

[sorce]

Like a summer's eve?

You may be on to something here!

Sorce

 

[PaulH]

Utah Junipers also have this odor. not too pleasant.

 

[sorce]

A question best left unanswered I think, but that is funny!

Google wants me to be A coug!

Ok!

Sorce