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City of Fort Collins
Utah juniper
Juniperus osteosperma
Colorado
- Dimensions
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Height: 6.0 ft. to 20.0 ft.
Spread: 6.0 ft. to 20.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Tree
- Program Association
- Nature in the City
- Wildlife Uses
- Amphibians/Reptiles, Large Mammals, Medium-Sized Mammals, Raptors, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Woodland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low, Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Plains
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades, Yellow Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Not aggressive
- Design Considerations
- Drought Tolerant, Evergreen, Screening, Wetland Plant
- Other Considerations
- Limited Availability
- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Alkaline/High pH, Loam, Rocky, Shallow
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
A good juniper for Fort Collins with a yellow-green foliage and dense upright sprays. Needs little or no water after establishment and does best on very dry sites. This species is very slow growing and can live up to 650 years old. Does not tolerate salty soils.