Scientific Name: Juniperus sp. (species). Note: we are combining a large number of species of juniper and looking at the genus as a whole here.
Common Name: juniper
Native Range: Eastern North America
Zone: 2 to 9
Plant type & Form: Shrub or tree, broadly conical, pyramidal, upright
Height: 1.00 to 65.00 feet
Spread: 6.00 to 25.00 feet
Bloom Time: N/A
Bloom Description: Inconspicuous
Flower: N/A
Fruit: Dark blue-gray, berry-like cones on female plants
Leaf: Prickly, silvery-blue foliage, needle or scale like, evergreen
Sun: Full sun
Water: Dry to Medium
Soil type & pH: Adaptable to high pH (alkaline) soils and prefers well-drained soils
Maintenance: Low
Suggested Use: Landscape specimen, large screens
Tolerates: Deer, drought, erosion, Black walnut, air pollution
Notes: Juniper is valued for its ornamental bark. The berries can be used in the production of gin.
Identification notes: Leaves can be needle-like or can look like flattened scales in whorls of two or three. Gray to reddish-brown bark that can exfoliate in thin strips.
