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© Ernie Marx
common juniper
Juniperus communis var. depressa
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 6.0 in. to 1.5 ft.
Spread: 3.0 ft. to 9.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Groundcover, Shrub
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Large Mammals, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Woodland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low, Low
- Plant Community
- Alpine, Foothills, Mountains, Subalpine
- Leaf Color
- Blue Shades, Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Not aggressive
- Design Considerations
- Evergreen, Winter Interest
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
1, 2 - Soil Type
- Loam, Rocky, Sandy
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Flora of North America recognizes three varieties of J. communis, all native to North America. Variety megistocarpa is native to Quebec, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia. Variety montana is found along the west coast of North America and our native, variety depressa, is found throughout North America, except in the south-central area and Texas.
Nice evergreen ground cover.