I only know of two Junipers, I may well have passed some unknowingly, but only two. When I thought about that in the context of how widely I roam, I was struck by how rare a resource that made them. And, out of the two I've only known one to ever have had berries on. I've collected the berries for use many times. I've used them to turn Vodka to Gin, they're a great flavouring ingredient too. Sadly both trees are in a bad way, this one, the one that has berries on, is situated on a meander of a forest stream and subsequently having its roots eroded year on year. How many years it'll remain I don't know. I shall lament its passing though.
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