Rocky Mountain Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum
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(Detailed plant information can be found at the bottom of the page.)
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Juniperus scopulorum Plant Information
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name: | Juniperus scopulorum | |
| Common Name: | Colorado redcedar, Rocky Mountain juniper | |
| Family: | Cupressaceae | |
| Suggested Uses: | screen, windbreak, hedge | |
| Characteristics | ||
| Plant Form: | pyramidal form | |
| Height: | 20 - 30 feet tall | |
| Spread: | 3 - 15 feet wide | |
| Foliage: | scale-like, overlapping foliage generally has a very nice bluish green color |
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| Flower: | monoecious or dioecious | |
| Fruit: | matures in second year light blue / grey and triangular |
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| Bark: | reddish brown or gray and slightly peeling | |
| Environment | ||
| Water: | drought-tolerant | |
| USDA Zone: | zones 3 - 7 | |
| Additional Notes: | will not withstand humidity and heat of deep South very common in upper Midwest, plains, and Rocky Mountain states |
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