Theyre not just trees, they are a challenge, a call for you to reorient your relationship with nature. Lady bird johnson wildflower center the university of. I purchased it from todd schlafer ot first branch bonsai at the midwest bonsai societys august show. How to plant and care for juniper trees wilson bros gardens. One particular specimen, the jardine juniper, is the national champion, 40 by 21 in cache national forest, utah, and is thought to be over 2,000 years old. During the winter protect the tree once temperatures drop below 10 degrees c 14f. Rocky mountain juniper is distributed throughout the west. Specific bonsai care guidelines for the juniper bonsai. On may 7, 2015, vossner from richmond, tx zone 9a wrote. Montana moss, chinese juniper buy now from proven winners juniperus chinensis. The blackfeet made a tea from the berries of the rocky mountain juniper to stop vomiting kindscher 1992.
Blue creeper juniper juniperus scopulorum monam a patented atypical rocky mountain juniper with a low 1 to 2 feet spreading growth habit. On mar, 2014, coriaceous from roslindale, ma wrote. Cupressaceae cypress family medicinal use of rocky mountain juniper. Rocky mountain juniper progression sumo bonsai supply. We included juniper berry essential oil as part of the rocky mountain oils relief and skin care collections. Juniperus scopulorum rocky mountain juniper native plants of.
Rocky mountain juniper was and still is used by many tribes for incense in purification and ritual kindscher 1992. Rocky mountain juniper was widely employed medicinally by many native north american indian tribes who used it in particular to treat problems connected with the chest and kidneys. Rocky mountain juniper is a dry, or more rarely, moist, subhumid plant which grows well on open, exposed bluffs, rocky points, or ridgetops, on southern exposures and in ravines or canyons. Rocky mountain juniper is a native, perennial, evergreen tree found over broad. Bark is reddish brown to gray, thin and furrowed often shredding with age.
Wide range of well drain soil, tolerant of any ph, avoid wet, soggy soils exposer. A young plant can be less than 30cm 12in wide, while even a. Dry and rocky soils with lots of sunlight flowering season. Usually tall and slender, the rocky mountain juniper grows up to 45 15 m feet tall with trunks 18.
In the rockies, it is typically found in dry, rocky, foothills above 5000 feet in elevation. Rugged rocky mountain juniper wildlife tree gorgeously rustic look aromatic native evergreen for a pure western experience, use rocky mountain juniper juniperus scopulorm in your landscape. Pretty but shortlived in high humidity houston area. Junipers bonsai colorado rocky mountain bonsai suiseki. For a longerlived, structurally stronger upright juniper, try a j. Rocky mountain juniper juniperus scopulorum wichita blue. Do not remove the tree from humidity care until it is showing strong growth like 1 new growth. Rocky mountain juniper is a source of food and shelter to many wildlife species such as birds, deer, turkeys, mule, elk, sheep, and antelope. Occurs naturally from the western great plains throughout the rocky mountains and southwestern canada, including utah. Juniperus, rocky mountain cedar, rocky mountain juniper.
Be sure to provide adequate water for the first two or three years. A very striking, eyecatching plant due to its almost impossible long lean shape. The rocky mountain juniper is widely distributed in much of western north america from british columbia through the rocky mountains south to arizona and new mexico. Care should be taken to protect young seedlings from feeding damage by small rodents, rabbits, and deer. I was using it as a workshop tree with master naoki maeoka. Its reddishbrown wood makes for longlasting house exteriors. Its been recovering in this colander, and all ive done besides the transplant is make sure the jin didnt break. This juniper will work great as a beautiful visual screen, as a hedge or as an accent plant in a tight place. Rocky mountain juniper juniperus scopulorum general description a small to medium tree, typically with a dense pyramidal crown. It is a point of connection between nature, culture, and the. Sandys nursery online juniperus scopulorum, juniper blue arrow. The distribution of rocky mountain juniper is from british columbia and alberta south through the great basin and the rocky mountains to arizona and new mexico and into western texas, north across eastern colorado. They are excellent additions to asian gardens, bird gardens, conifer gardens, rock gardens, xeriscape gardens low water needs.
Curiously, the junipers growing in the puget sound area have recently been classified as a separate speces based on dna analysis. Rocky mountain juniper juniperus scopulorum resembles western juniper, except that its needles do not have resin dots. Rocky mountain juniper buy at nature hills nursery. A young plant can be less than 30cm 12in wide, while even a mature. Cool season annuals are typically planted in the fall or early winter and flower in early spring under moderate temperatures. Establishment seedling should be planted in a firm weed free bed at a spacing of 3 to 6 feet. Weeds and other competing vegetation must be controlled during the first and second years of establishment. Mountain juniper occurs in rocky soils in canyons and ravines, and around rimrocks and breaks, and can live as long as 2 000 years. This garden auger spiral drill bit does the tough work for you, digging holes with ease. Just as hardy as the woodward juniper we offer, except it has a silvery blue appearance to its needles. It is found between 5,000 and 9,000 feet elevation. If pollen grains which contain sperm cells from one species are unable to germinate and make pollen tubes on female ovules which contain egg cells of the other species, then which of these terms is applicable. Although generally considered low maintenance and hardy, it is susceptible. Juniper care entitlements juniper care core juniper care core plus juniper care.
Although these junipers live in a very different habitat from the rocky mountain junipers east of the cascades, they look very similar. Rocky mountain juniper, rocky mountain red cedar, mountain red cedar, colorado red. Small 18 inch, scalelike and tight against the branches. The deep green or bluegreen, evergreen leaves are scale like and pressed together resembling a braid. The mosslike bluish foliage adds soft texture and depth to the landscape. All of the rocky mountains, colorado plateau, and great basin. Rocky mountain juniper, juniperus scopulorum native.
Juniper berry essential oil juniperus communis is also known as common juniper. The national wildlife federation counts juniper shrubs as one of the top 10 plants for wildlife because. There are other similar cultivars such as the following. Do not remove the tree from humidity care until it is showing strong growth like 1 new growth extensions and even then, protect from wind and dry conditions, while still providing plenty of light. It is tolerant of caco 3 and grows in soils with a ph ranging from 5. For a current distribution map, please consult the plant profile page for this species on the plants website. It is susceptible to juniper blight and serves as an alternate host for cedar apple rust. The seed has a hard seedcoat and can be very slow to germinate, requiring a cold period followed by a warm period and then another cold spell, each of 2 3 months duration. Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season. Juniper grafting simply doesnt work very well up here very short, cool growing season for such work, apparently. American indians eat both raw and cooked berries and used them as a flavoring for meat and gin. Rocky mountain juniper grows best on excessively well to welldrained, coarse to mediumtextured soils. Although the rocky mountain juniper can be found growing in close proximity with utah junipers, it prefers sites that are more cool and shady.
The blue arrow juniper, juniperus scopulorum blue arrow is a sunloving, narrow, upright evergreen with powdery blue foliage. Juniperus scopulorm, or rocky mountain juniper, is native to the rocky mountains and the northwestern great plains. Lady bird johnson wildflower center the university of texas. Bonsai pot vendors colorado rocky mountain bonsai suiseki. The upright cultivars of rocky mountain juniper are ubiquitous in home landscapes in the east, because their blue color seduces box store shoppers. Juniper berry essential oil has a mediumstrength fresh, slightly balsamic, sweet, and woody aroma presenting a topmiddle fragrance note. Care of juniper shrubbery tips for growing junipers. The world of bonsai master masahiko kimura part 2 by elvicdamdis new 01082017. Scianna, manager, nrcs bridger plant materials center. Rocky mountain juniper cupressaceae juniperus scopulorum sarg. This plant is a best seller for us because people just love tall, skinny evergreens.
Pests and potential problems rocky mountain juniper is relatively free of serious insect and disease problems. Maintenance of a humid environment without excessive wetting of the cuttings is desirable, as is a relatively high light intensity. Blue point juniper landscape plans, blue point juniper. Juniperus scopulorum, the rocky mountain juniper, is a species of juniper native to western north america, in canada in british columbia and southwest alberta, in the united states from washington east to north dakota, south to arizona and also locally western texas, and northernmost mexico from sonora east to coahuila. Rocky mountain juniper, upright juniperus scopulorum skyrocket, a. It is a small tree from 30 to 40 feet 10m tall, with a rounded or columnar habit. Place the tree outside, yearround, on a bright spot with lots of sunlight. Rocky mountain juniper is one of 11 junipers in the united states reaching tree size. In august of 2018 i recieved my very first rocky mountain juniper. Trunk is about 18 at the soil line and wider as you go down to the final soil level.
This is a colorful addition to your landscape with tight. The bold, rounded columnar shape of this beautiful na. Rocky mountain juniper is often confused with eastern redcedar. Juniperus scopulorum, commonly called rocky mountain juniper or colorado red cedar, is native to the rocky mountains from alberta to texas and in other mountainous areas from british columbia south to arizona. This proprietary ecommerce software prevents the shipment of a restricted plant to each state. Rocky caliche type sandy, sandy loam, medium loam, clay loam, clay. Rocky mountain juniper juniperus scopulorum growing on serpentine soil in washington park, anacortes, washington the rock you are standing on partially. Bonsai offers you an opportunity to view a landscape tree and yourself in a way that cant be duplicated in other artforms. Rocky mountain juniper is dioecious male and female flowers are on. Rugged rocky mountain juniper wildlife tree gorgeously rustic look.
Rocky mountain juniper slide 76c 360% slide 76d 360% slide 76b 360% slide 76a 400% iii157. Rocky mountain juniper juniperus scopulorum nw conifers. It is a small tree from 30 to 40 feet 10m tall, with a rounded or. Select your primary level of support to determine your hardware replacement options and gain access to our customer support center csc to access software updates and online postsales tools. Mounding spreading habit, 2 to 4 feet tall and 3 to 5 feet wide. Rocky mountain juniper grows in prairie hillsides, fields, pastures, and occasionally in woodlands, in rocky, sandy, or clay soils.
Rocky mountain juniper, juniperus scopulorum native plants pnw. Theyre all shortlived plants here, and highly prone to snow and ice damage. It tolerates drought and salt spray but does not adapt to high humidity or high night temperatures. Keep the foliage humid, let the roots recover, and when you see new growth on the foliage, you can start to reduce humidity and special care. A database that provides information on more than 200 native tree and shrub species, and on almost 300 insects and 200 diseases found in canadas forests. It makes gardening maintenance quick and easy and you can weed with it. Juniper care software advantage is designed to integrate software releases with comprehensive technical support to keep your critical software applications at.
Ok, i will be the first to add thier own juniper to here a rocky mountain juniper hieght is about 42 tall with about a 48 canopy. Theyre all shortlived plants here in humid eastern n. Juniper care entitlements see table 2 for juniper care entitlements. In addition to those in mountain juniper pollen, allergens have been detected in mountain juniper wood and berry.
Seedling should placed in a hole or furrow large enough to contain the entire root. Anyone interested in providing habitat for wildlife should consider growing junipers. Rocky mountain juniper juniperus scopulorum berries. The care of juniper shrubbery is easy because they never need pruning to maintain their attractive shape and tolerate adverse conditions without complaint.
The fruits grown on rocky mountain juniper are also used for making flavored teas, cakes, mush, etc. A mature height of 20 to 30 feet and spread 8 to 12 feet is typical, with a slow growth rate of 1 foot per year. Now, its been putting out new whips for two seasons, which. This is a naturally occurring columnar rocky mountain juniper with its heritage from the wind swept prairie of north dakota. Sandys nursery online juniperus scopulorum, juniper blue. Light pruning is required to maintain desired shape and to avoid branching problems such as doubleleader stems. Rocky mountain juniper juniperus scopulorum flickr.
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