 | Juniperus komarovii Common NamesTaxonomic notesSyn: J. glaucescens (1).DescriptionRangeChina (1) & Russia (local in S Ussuriland) (2).Big TreeOldestIn 1989 I collected one sample, LIU-9A (see below), with a 1559-1989 ring count, giving a minimum age of 430 yrs. Many other sampled trees approached this age.DendrochronologyCollected a chronology in 1989 from Liu Ba (China: Sichuan). Unpublished; may link to it someday. Circuit uniformity good and tree ages to over 300 years, but very low correlation between trees due to intensive human disturbance, chiefly the cutting of juniper boughs for incense at monasteries. More isolated populations might be dendroclimatically useful.EthnobotanySee Dendrochronology, above.ObservationsSee Dendrochronology, above.RemarksCitations(1) Silba 1986.(2) Vladimir Dinets, e-mail communications, 12 Jan 1998. |
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