What Is A Mountain Juniper?

A mountain juniper is a drought tolerant shrub. It is an evergreen type shrub. A mountain juniperr likes full sun which means all day sun and full west sun. It also needs part shade which includes dappled light, bright, indirect light, and morning sun. It is rarely browsed by deer. The mountain juniper grows one foot tall and five feet wide.

The mountain juniper has several special attributes, which are, it is a spreading shrub that is native to the mountains and the boreal forests of North America and Eurasia, the mountain juniper has sprays of green needlelike foliage that is marked silver on the undersides which makes them appear more alike pines than other junipers. An the female plants, the small dark blue fruits that are on them, will attract wildlife. Western selections such as the Blueberry Delight are better  for drought and heat tolerance. It will thrive in both dry shade as well as sun.

The mountain juniper has several different design ideas, which are, this evergreen looks real good near boulders, on slopes, or under trees. The mountain juniper goes good with creeping grape holly and ivory sedge in dry shade. Another place that is good for the mountain juniper is on the roof gardens.

There are some related low water shrubs that are like the mountain juniper, which are, shore juniper which grows in zones 6-9 and it resembles it but it has a low habit and a bluer foliage. It is a popular ground cover that grows best in the sun.