Scientific Name:
Juniperus scopulorum
cvs.
Pronunciation:
joo-NIP-ur-us skop-you-LORE-um
Common Name:
Rocky Mountain juniper, Wichita Blue juniper, Tolleson's Blue Weeping juniper
Family Name:
Cupressaceae
Plant Type:
Conifer
Key ID Features:
Most are small conical trees to 12m tall; bark reddish-brown, scaly or fibrous and stringy; branchlets 2-4 sided; leaves mostly opposite, scale-like, 1-3mm long, awl-like leaves in whorls of three, needle part 3-7mm long, bluish-green, glaucous; dioecious - seed cones berry-like, 6-9mm long, bluish-purple to dark blue-black, glaucous; seeds (1-)2(-3) per cone, 3-5mm wide. Conifers.org
Habit:
Arching, Upright
Form:
Pyramidal - widely, Weeping
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
2 - 3m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
B.C. east of Cascades, B.C. west of Cascades, Garden origin, U.S. - northwest, U.S. - southwest (Rocky Mountains)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Alkaline, Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate, Low
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Screening, Small garden/space, Specimen plant
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown or on campus may include J. 'Medora', J. 'Tolleson's Blue Weeping', and J. 'Wichita Blue'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Scale-like
Arrangement:
Opposite, Whorled
Texture/Venation:
Prickly
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Glaucous
Colour in Summer:
Bluish, Green
Colour in Fall:
Bluish, Green
Shapes:
Other
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
n/a (male cone)
Flower Morphology:
Dioecious plant
Colour (petals):
Male cone, No flowers, Yellow, Brown
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Fruit Type:
Cone (winged seeds)
Fruit Colour:
Blue
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy
Bark Morphology:
Exfoliating, Stringy, Moderately fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red, Brown
Propagation:
Cuttings
Pest Susceptibility:
Blight or needle cast, Dieback, Mites, Rust (Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
Specific Pests:
Course(s):
- AARB 1012
- HORT 1155
- Level 1 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (CGW) Community Garden West : cv. Wichita Blue
- (LTW) Langley Township Walk : cv. Tollesons Blue Weeping - 206th St. S. of 56 AVE
- (TFLN) Turf Field Lab North : cv. Wichita Blue