lcarreau - Nov 29, 2007 10:13 pm - Voted 10/10
As GREEN as greencan be. What is the difference between Utah Cedars, Junipers and Mahoganies? In Arizona,
we have the Utah & Alligator Junipers. Is there a difference between Cedars and Mahoganies??? Are they all evergreens??? ???
They have one thing in common. They're all very beautiful! Thank you, Melinda.
mountaingazelle - Nov 30, 2007 3:41 am - Hasn't voted
Re: As GREEN as greenThanks Larry, Bountiful Peak is about as green as green can be in early summer.
I think that all of the trees you mentioned are evergreens. Mahogany trees are tall with wood that turns reddish brown at maturity. The Utah Juniper is very common in the southwest. It usually grows alone or with the pinyon pine. Some juniper trees are really cedar trees. Others are mistakenly given the name "cedar" including the red cedar. Real cedars are in the tree species of genus Cedrus, family Pinaceae.
Dmitry Pruss - Nov 30, 2007 1:32 pm - Voted 10/10
Re: Some juniper trees are really cedar treesNot sure what you meant MG - here in Utah the tall lower-elevations junipers are commonly called cedars (as in Cedar City) but it is just the local talk, not the scientific classification.
mountaingazelle - Nov 30, 2007 2:00 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Some juniper trees are really cedar treesThanks, it’s not a scientific name. I meant that the name cedar is often given to a juniper tree. As in Cedar City or the Cedar Mountains which were named after all of the “cedar” trees. The name cedar came from the early settlers who incorrectly called the juniper tree a cedar tree.
lcarreau - Nov 30, 2007 12:49 pm - Voted 10/10
That's GREAT !Sounds like the Pinaceae family is a GREAT family to BELONG to. We have a VAST number of
JUNIPERS growing outside of Payson, Arizona.
Yes, most of them are GROWING with pinyon pines. I remember the "red cedar" from the Pacific Northwest. Awesome trees! Thanks, Melinda!!! Any snow on the slopes yet??? ???
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