Junipers are coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus Juniperus of the cypress family Cupressaceae. Bark is the outermost layers of stems and roots of woody plants. Plants with bark include trees, woody vines, and shrubs. Bark refers to all the tissues outside the vascular cambium and is a nontechnical term. Trunk (or bole) is the stem and main wooden axis of a tree, which is an important feature in tree identification, and which often differs markedly from the bottom of the trunk to the top, depending on the species. The trunk is the most important part of the tree for timber production. Clade Tracheophytes Division Pinophyta fiber separated Class Pinopsida Order Pinales Family Cupressaceae Subfamily Cupressoideae Genus Juniperus.