Sharp cedar (Juniperus oxycedrus) - Prickly Juniper, Prickly Cedar, Cade Juniper, is a species of juniper, native across the Mediterranean region  growing on a variety of rocky sites from sea level up to 1600 m altitude. The specific epithet oxycedrus means "sharp cedar" and this species may have been the original cedar or cedrus of the ancient Greeks.
The Juniperus oxycedrus tree is very variable in shape, forming a spreading shrub 2–3 m tall to a small erect tree 10–15 m tall. It has needle-like leaves in whorls of three, the leaves are green, 5–20 mm long and 1–2 mm broad, with a double white stomatal band on the inner surface. It is usually dioecious, with separate male and female plants. The seed cones are berry-like, green ripening in 18 months to orange-red with a variable pink waxy coating, they are spherical, 7–12 mm diameter. The seeds are dispersed when birds eat the cones, digesting the fleshy scales and passing the hard seeds in their droppings.
The seed requires a period of cold stratification. The seed has a hard seedcoat and can be very slow to germinate, requiring a cold period followed by a warm period and then another cold spell, each of 2 - 3 months duration. Soaking the seed for 3 - 6 seconds in boiling water may speed up the germination process. The seedlings can be potted up into individual pots when they are large enough to handle. Grow on in pots until large enough, then plant out in early summer. When stored dry, the seed can remain viable for several years.

The people use Juniperus to treat many diseases, for internal use as a diuretic, colds, coughs, gonorrhea, asthma, the stomach, sweating, and for outdoor use in strong brandy for bandages and rubbing against hypothermia, rheumatism and similar diseases. Klekovača is a very well-known aromatic brandy. Is used as a home remedy and disinfectant. Bath salts enriched with essential oils of juniperus helps tension and stress, improves circulation, reduces pain in joints and muscles, wound healing, sweaty feet.