About 40 trees were discovered as part of the Great New Zealand Juniper Hunt, and seedlings are now being nurtured at Massey University and at two locations in Taranaki. Busby said she had no hesitation about getting in touch when she heard about The Great Juniper Hunt. Jo James said the Great New Zealand Juniper Hunt turned up plants from the far north to the deep south, reinforcing that proposition. "In other words they are very much different from the globally used juniper berries for gin production. The seedlings sourced from the Great New Zealand Juniper Hunt should be ready for planting out in 18 months.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 29, 2020 23:03 UTC