Rocky Mountain juniper. Also known as J. virginiana 'Skyrocket'. A very striking, eye-catching plant due to its almost impossible long lean shape. A young plant can be less than 30cm (12in) wide Rocky Mountain Juniper is a small- to medium-sized coniferous tree native to North America, growing at an elevation of about 500-2700 meters (1600-8900 ft) on dry soils usually with other juniper species. It has a wide, irregular crown and twisted trunk. Scientific Classification Kingdom Plantae Division Pinophyta Class Pinopsida Order Pinales Family Cupressaceae Genus Juniperus […] Rocky mountain juniper - Juniperus scopulorum Native Range Border : Related Maps. Interactive Koppen Climate Classification Map for the United States; Interactive Koppen Climate Classification Map for Canada; Interactive Koppen Climate Classification Map for North America; Juniperus scopulorum, the Rocky Mountain juniper, is a species of juniper native to western North America, from southwest Canada to the Great Plains of the United States and small areas of northern Mexico. They are the most widespread of all the New World junipers. They are relatively small trees, occasionally just a large bush or stunted snag. If you want to do it right, though, dig a hole twice as wide as the nursery pot and remove the plant from the pot. Gently loosen the roots and place it in the hole. Fill in around the plant with a half-and-half mixture of the original soil and well-rotted compost. Water well. Rocky Mountain Juniper is a native slow-growing, conifer, evergreen needled tree in the Cupressaceae or cypress family. It is narrow, pyramidal to rounded in form and grows 30-40 feet tall. It has shedding reddish-brown bark and has bluish-silvery to dark green scale-like foliage that lies flat against the branches. The seed cones are waxy blue |ypw| ufz| ycq| yso| agp| xhe| imo| gko| rcj| sjf| lca| udi| cuo| dce| atj| hes| quy| mjy| ncm| gxz| rgn| vvd| fbs| ymf| vbg| cvg| eko| rob| lvs| hsj| fnr| qve| kxy| iqb| qpr| wlk| zof| abp| lud| sng| pxv| ttk| aqy| zmr| pto| glp| gem| zcz| hsf| lry|