Rocky Mountain Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum 'Gareei' Cupressaceae

Other names

Colorado Red Cedar

Growth habit

Shrub

Perennation

Perennial

Location

Conifer Slope

Source of plant

Chase Brother's Nursery

Description

Dwarf form, hemispherical habit, to 1.5 m high and wide, branches horizontal, intermediate between J. sabina and J. chinensis [xmedia] 'Pfitzeriana' in habit; foliage silver-blue; found in the wild by Garee in the mountains of SD about 1935 [DS 8].

USDA Hardiness Zone

4

Special characteristics

intermediate conifer, winter interest