Common Juniper
Juniperus communis L. - Cypress family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 10.0 feet
Planting Distance: 4.4 feet
Plant Type: Tree, Shrub
Root Depth: 14 inches
Growth Form: Single Stem
Growth Rate: Slow
Features
Flower Color: Yellow
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Mid Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: Yes
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: High
Flood Tolerance: None
Fire Tolerance: Low
Salt Tolerance: Medium
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on Common Juniper: Aethes rutilana, Argyresthia annettella, Bucculatrix inusitata, Coleotechnites gibsonella, Coleotechnites juniperella, Dichomeris marginella, Eacles imperialis, Eupithecia interruptofasciata, Eupithecia intricata taylorata, Eupithecia niphadophilata, Griselda radicana, Hyalophora cecropia, Lymantria dispar, Thera contractata, Thera juniperata, Thera otisi
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- CAN: British Columbia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Yukon
- DEN: Greenland
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.