![]() Twigs/buds: Young, foliage covered twigs coarser and stiffer than with Rocky Mountain juniper twigs are densely clumped at branch ends.įlowers/fruit: Usually monoecious. Leaves: Small scale-shaped leaves that clasp and cover young twigs similar to other junipers yellow-green evergreen. Many cultivars in the landscape trade with a wide variety of foliage colors needs (and wants) very little water once established. Landscape Use: Often used in windbreaks due to its toughness and retention of lower branches also good for visual screens and foundation plantings. General: Occurs naturally from the western Great Plains throughout the Rocky Mountains and southwestern Canada, including Utah. Wood: Soft lightweight light red heartwood with narrow white sapwood. Berry-like fruit takes two years to mature nearly round 1/4" to 1/3" in diameter bright blue often covered with a white coating usually contains 2 seeds.īark: Brown to gray fibrous peels in narrow strips. ![]() Buds very small indistinct not useful for identification purposes.įlowers/fruit: Dioecious. Twigs/buds: Twigs slender, older twigs red-brown and nearly glabrous bark peeling off finest twigs covered by foliage. Leaves: Awl-shaped or scale-like pressed close to the twig not arranged in overlapping pairs variable in color retains blue-green color in winter evergreen. ![]() Rocky Mountain Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum)
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