Juniperus, Rocky Mountain Cedar, Rocky Mountain Juniper 'Skyrocket'

The upright cultivars of Rocky mountain juniper are ubiquitous in home landscapes in the East, because their blue color seduces box store...Read More shoppers. They're all short-lived plants here, and highly prone to snow and ice damage.

For a longer-lived, structurally stronger upright juniper, try a J. chinensis cultivar.

Purchased as bare root saplings, less than 3' feet tall, from a mail order company this spring. All have grown several inches and appear...Read More to be thriving in part sun, receiving a couple hours of intense afternoon sun and then a few more hours of late-day sun. Their blue-green color contrasts nicely with our creamy yellow siding.

The tag that came with the trees states spacing as 2-3' feet apart. Hope that's correct as that's how I planted them!

This plant can reach a height of 12 - 15' and have a spread of 2'. Narrow growth habit. Foliage is blue-green and quite attractive. Es...Read Morepecially nice when planted in groups.