Juniperus horizontalis 'Bar Harbor'
Bar Harbor Creeping Juniper

 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Foliage Notes:
Blue (Grayish, blue-green, mostly awl-like needles; evergreen); Purple (Foliage tends to become tinged with reddish-purple in cold weather)
 Ultimate Height:
12 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
6-8 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to soils, even slightly alkaline and heavy clay soils, but not wet soils
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Mostly awl-like leaves (<0.2" long), usually in pairs, sharp pointed, and 4-ranked. Long ascending branches with numerous upward projecting branchlets.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Foliage Characteristics 73
  • Drought Tolerant 275
  • Pest and/or Disease Resistant 96
  • Pollution Tolerant 217
  • Tolerant of Poor Site Conditions 186
  • Fast Growth Rate 225
  • Notable Texture 277
  • Foundation 183
  • Groundcover 54
  • Mass Plantings 268
  • Rock Garden 50

    • Additional Information

    'Bar Harbor' is an extremely low-growing, and wide-spreading male juniper with grayish, blue-green foliage. Widely adapted to soils and climates. Tolerates slightly alkaline and heavy clay soils, but not wet soils. Young plants can be seriously injured by Phomopsis blight in some areas. Plants of all ages are susceptible to mite infestation.

    1 Juniperus horizontalis 'Bar Harbor' found

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