Juniperus squamata
Singleseed Juniper

 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Bluish-green evergreen foliage that becomes tinged with purple in the winter)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Red-brown, ripening to black, cone bearing a single seed)
 Ultimate Height:
1-25 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
1-10 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to soils, except those that are wet
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Overlapping, curved, awl-shaped leaves (1/8-1/6" long) in whorls of 3 and with 2 gray to white bands. Ellipsoidal cone (0.25-0.3" long) contains a single ridged seed.
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  Special Characteristics:
  • Border 401
  • Foundation 202
  • Mass Plantings 292
  • Drought Tolerant 292
  • Pollution Tolerant 217
  • Tolerant of Poor Site Conditions 191

    • Additional Information

    Juniperus squamata is a shrub species that can be quite variable in size and form. This plant gained its common name from the single seed borne by each cone. Widely adapted to soils and climates. Does well in alkaline soils, but not wet soils. Susceptible to bagworms.

    1 Juniperus squamata found

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    Number Accession ID Location
    12010_06266*AHARR

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