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Spreading Juniper
JUNIPER,
ARCADIA (Juniperus
Sabina ‘Arcadia’) Ht.
2-3 ft., Spd. 6-10 ft. Tolerates
Full Sun, low water needs xeric.
Bright green lacy scale-like foliage, with a tiered horizontal
habit. Resistant to juniper
blight.
JUNIPER,
BAR HARBOR (Juniperus
horizontalis ‘Bar Harbor’)
ht. 6-12 in., spd 6-10 ft.
Full sun, low water needs (xeric).
A low growing spreading form that hugs the ground.
Summer foliage is a soft gray-blue becoming a silvery plum color in
winter.
JUNIPER,
BLUE CHIP (Juniperus
horizontalis ‘Blue Chip’) ht. 8-12 in., spd 6-10 ft.
Full sun, low water needs (xeric).
Blue foliage on a prostrate spreader with a high center.
The branchlets are upright giving a more feathery appearance.
The winter color is an attractive silvery plum-purple.
JUNIPER,
BUFFALO (Juniperus
Sabina ‘Buffalo’) ht.
1-2 ft., spd. 6-10 ft. Full sun, low water needs (xeric).
Feathery, bright green foliage.
Mounding habit. A female which produces attractive blue berries.
Probably one of the most planted juniper on the face of the earth.
JUNIPER,
CALGARY CARPET (Juniperus
Sabina ‘Monna’) Ht.
1-2 ft., Spd. 6-10 ft. Tolerates
full sun, low water needs xeric.
A low growing, broad spreading selection with light green, feathery
foliage. The branches radiate
out form the center of the plat creating a spray effect.
JUNIPER,
GOLD TIP (Juniperus
chinensis ‘Pfitzeriana Aurea’)
ht. 5-8 ft., spd. 8-12 ft.
Full sun, low water needs (xeric).
Gray-green foliage with bright golden yellow new growth tips. A larger and more arching juniper that Old Gold Juniper.
Color becomes yellow-green in winter
JUNIPER,
GREEN SARGENT ht.
2-3 ft., spd. 8-10 ft. Full
sun, low water needs (xeric).
Low spreading, densely branched.
A beautiful Juniper for our area.
JUNIPER,
HOLBERT (Juniperus
chinensis ‘Holbert’) ht.
2-4 ft., spd. 6-12 ft. Full sun, low water needs (xeric).
Silvery-blue foliage on a low-growing, widely spreading form.
Retains its attractive thought he winter.
Mostly scale-type foliate. A
beautiful and underused spreader.
JUNIPER,
OLD GOLD (Juniperus
chinensis ‘Old Gold’) ht.
3-4 ft., spd. 6-12 ft. Full
sun, low water needs (xeric).
A juniper with a compact form which also boasts a slight graceful
arching to the tips of the branches.
New growth has a bright golden-yellow color that deepens in the
winter. Full sun will result in its best color.
JUNIPER,
SEA GREEN (Juniperus
chinensis ‘Sea Green’) ht.
5-8 ft., spd 8-10 ft. Full
sun, low water needs (xeric).
Lush, dark green foliage with fountain-like arching branches. The growth habit is a dense, upright vase-shape.
The same juniper as the trademarked plant “Mint Julep”.
JUNIPER,
TAMI (Juniperus
Sabina var. tamariscifolia) ht. 3-4 ft., spd 6-10 ft. Full sun,
low water needs (xeric).
Bright medium green foliage in an asymmetrical mound with a tiered
branching habit.
JUNIPER,
WILTON SPREADING (BLUE RUG) (Juniperus
horizontalis ‘Wiltoni’) ht.
4-6 inches, spd. 6-10 ft. Full sun, low water needs (xeric).
Ground hugging, spreading juniper with silver-blue foliage and
berries. Foliage turns a
purplish color in winter. Excellent evergreen groundcover for hot, dry areas, and
slopes. Will cascade over
retaining walls.
Upright Juniper
JUNIPER,
BLUE POINT (Juniperus
chinensis ‘Blue Point’) Ht.
8 ft., spd. 4 ft. Full sun. Low
water needs (xeric). Keeps
its natural broad, pyramidal shape without shearing.
Reaches a height of about half of most other uprights.
JUNIPER,
KETELEERI (Juniperus
chinensis ‘Keteleen’) Ht.
15-25 ft., Spd. 8-10 ft.
Full sun. Low water
needs (xeric). A vigorous
growing narrowly pyramidal tree that produces an abundance of blue colored
berries. Its foliage is dull
to dark green throughout the seasons.
JUNIPER,
MOONGLOW (Juniperus
scopulorum ‘Moonglow’) Ht.
16-20 ft., spd. 8-12 ft. Full
sun. Low water needs (xeric).
Broad pyramidal form. Very
showy, bright silver-blue color.
JUNIPER,
ROCKY MOUNTAIN (Juniperus
scopulorum) Ht. 20-40
ft., spd. 3-15 ft. Full sun.
Low water needs (xeric). Typically
a pyramidal tree, but can also be vase-like, or a mounding shrub with
multiple stems. The color varies from dark green to bluish-green.
A greater amount of variability, though, can occur in its winter
color. Withstands drought
conditions very well. Ubiquitous
throughout the Rockies. Many
named cultivars available.
JUNIPER,
SKYROCKET (Juniperus
scopulorum ‘Skyrocket’) Ht.
15-20 ft., spd. 3-4 ft. Full
sun. Low water needs (xeric).
Blue-gray foliage on vertically growing branches that create a
columnar form. Suitable for
planting where space is limited. Can sometimes broaden with age.
JUNIPER,
SPARTAN (Juniperus
chinensis ‘Spartan’) Ht. 15-17 ft., spd 4-5 ft. Full sun. Low
water needs (xeric). This juniper is very durable in heat, cold, salt
and drought. It will display an erect pyramidal to columnar form with
fine textured dense rich green foliage. It can be uses as a medium
screen, or as a formal specimen. Prefers well drained soils.
JUNIPER, WELCHI (Juniperus scopulorum ‘Welchi’) Ht.
15-20 ft., spd. 4-5 ft. Full
sun. Low water needs (xeric).
Light green foliage has a slivery bluish tint.
It also has soft foliage unlike other varieties of Juniper.
This variety prefers growing in drier climates.
JUNIPER, WICHITA BLUE (Juniperus scopulorum
‘Wichita Blue’) Ht. 16-20 ft., spd. 8-12 ft. Full sun, Low water
needs (xeric). Attractive feathery, silver-blue foliage on an open
form. Does great in exposed locations.
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