Family: Cupressaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Naturalized in Hawaiian Islands, St. Helena, and possibly elsewhere
  
• Thrives in tropical climates
  
• Other Juniperus species have become invasive
  
• Able to form dense stands
  
• May hybridize with other Juniperus species
  
• Seeds, inside berrylike cones, dispersed by birds

Low Risk Traits:

• Unarmed
  
• Palatable to goats (may limit ability to spread)
  
• Non-toxic
  
• Shade-intolerant
  
• Specific soil requirements
  
• Dioecious (requires male and female trees to reproduce)
  
• No evidence of vegetative spread
  
• Long time to reproductive maturity
  
• Landscaping and ornamental value
  
• Timber tree