Juniperus procera
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Midlands to Highlands |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast | Lopping, pollarding, coppicing, pruning | No | Deciduous | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 900- 1300 or more | 20 | 500 - 2400 | Grows best on well-drained sandy loam soils, although it will also survive on poor shallow soils. It does not tolerate waterlogged or clay soils |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu | Maasai | Samburu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African juniper/African pencil-cedar | Mukuu | Mutarakwa | Oltarakwai |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedlings, wildings | up to a year if stored in a cool, dry place | Not necessary, but to get improved results immerse in boiling water for 1 minute and soak until the water cools to room temperature | unknown |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA | Other Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cupressaceae | Firewood, Timber for construction, Medicine | Live fence, Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence | Jacaranda mimosifolia | Link | Jacaranda mimosifolia D.Don | Link | Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves |
| Cultural Uses |
|---|
| Ornamental, Ceremomial |