Rocky Mountain juniper, juniper Saplings, Saplings of trees

Rocky (Juniperus scopulorum Sarg) Mountain juniper the Bush or small tree to 10 — 13 ( - 18) m vys, with trunk to 0,8 — 1 ( - 2) m in dia. , in culture is usually much lower. The krone begins almost from the basis, incorrectly spherical shape. Draws are not clearly tetrahedral, about 1,5 mm of thicknesses. , light - or bluish - green. Leaves are mainly scale - like, suprotivno located, ovoid and rhombic, with rather stupid top, 1 — 2 mm of dl. , 0,5 — 1 mm shir. Acerate leaves to 12 mm of dl, 2 mm shir. Galberries of 4 — 6 mm in dia. , spherical, dark blue, with blue raid, ripen at the end of the second year. In 2 ridge reddish - brown seeds. Has cultivars: with blue needles and pyramidal krone. Winter hardiness is low. To put on the light, but protected from wind places. Though maintains some shading, but in more shady places loses decorative effect, the krone becomes bare, the tree should be tied to support. It can be subject to snowbreakage, after heavy snowfalls to shake off snow. In northern latitudes replaces pyramidal cypress. It is close to juniper virginsky, branches thinner, but is more rigid, vaguely tetrahedral. Especially well grow in those places where the annual amount of precipitation makes 150 — 200 mm.