Juniperus chinensis is a species of juniper native to China, Myanmar, Japan, Korea and the Russian Far East. It is a very variable coniferous evergreen tree or shrub, reaching a height of 1–20 m (3–65 feet) tall. The foliage is of two forms; juvenile needle-like leaves 5–10 mm long, and adult scale-leaves 1.5–3 mm long. Juvenile leaves are found mainly on young plants, but mature plants will commonly have a mixture of both, particularly on shaded shoots. It is largely dioecious, with separate male and female plants, though some individual plants produce both sexes. The cones are berry-like, 5–8 mm in diameter, blue-black with a whitish waxy bloom, and contain 2–4 seeds; they mature in about 18 months.