Click here to open feedback window. Contribution to an evaluation of tree species using the new CITES Listing Criteria 172 Juniperus bermudiana  Cupressaceae Bermuda cedar, Bermuda juniper Distribution Bermuda Habitat Temperate, lowland, open forest. Populations occur on limestone-derived soils on hillsides. Population Status and Trends Overexploitation may have occurred in the past but the most significant population reductions between 1944 and 1950 were caused by an infestation of two accidentally-introduced species of scale insect. One percent of the population is reported to have survived (FAO, 1986). A few stands remain in undisturbed areas. Rapid development of the island and the spread of introduced trees have ensured the species will never take up its former distribution. Role of species in the Ecosystem Threats Pests and diseases Utilisation The wood is attractive for furniture-making and also valuable as a source of fuelwood. Trade IUCN Conservation category CR B1+2c  according to the SSC Conifer Specialist Group. Conservation Measures Stands are being established on government land and on Nonsuch Island, a small island at the eastern end of Bermuda. Forest Management and Silviculture The species is easily, although not rapidly, propagated from seed. Vegetative methods of reproduction have failed. It is apparently naturalised on St. Helena. References Adams, Robert P. 1983. The junipers (Juniperus; Cupressaceae) of Hispaniola;. Moscosoa 2(1): 77-89. FAO Forestry Department. 1986. Databook on endangered tree and shrub species and their provenances. Rome: FAO. 524pp. Farjon, A., C. N. Page, & N. Schellevis. 1993. A preliminary world list of threatened conifer taxa. Biodiversity and Conservation 2: 304-326. Farjon, A. et al. 1996. Discussions of the SSC Conifer Specialist Group involving the application of revised IUCN red list categories to conifer species.