Rocky Mountain Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum
A narrow, blue-green-foliaged juniper of dry foothills and bluffs, with frosted berry-like cones that feed waxwings and robins in winter. Extremely drought- and cold-hardy.
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 50–50 ft
- Spacing
- 8–15 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~42 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen
- Native states
- AZ, CO, ID, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY
Related native plants
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- One-seed Juniper (Juniperus monosperma)