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Scale Leaf |
Leaves: scalelike or needlelike (dimorphic); scale-like leaves blue-green, glandular with white visible resin drops; stout branchlets
Flowers: dioecious
Cone: bluish or brownish berry less than 13 mm diameter; hard mealy, 3-4 seeded; matures second year
Bark: in deeply furrowed checkered plates; red bloom
Range: Southwest (Texas to Mexico)
Importance: fuelwood, posts, game food; prolific sprouter
Best Recognized Features:
1. Alligator-like bark
2. Glandular foliage, very bluish, with resin flecks
3. Prolific sprouter
4. Large mealy berry with 3-4 seeds
