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| | Juniperus monticola description |
 | | Forma monticola is a tree or spreading shrub with tortuous branches, if a tree, then to 10 m with crown flattened to broadly conic. |
 | | The bark is 5-10 mm thick, gray to gray-brown, exfoliating in fibrous, longitudinal strips. |
 | | Forma monticola: Widespread in rocky subalpine (above treeline on Nevado de Colima, Jalisco) oak-juniper, Pinus or Abies forests, as an understory shrub or small tree, at 2,400 to 4,300 m elevation. |
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