Juniperus scopulorum Seeds | (blue Arrow Juniper )
LATIN NAME: Juniperus scopulorum
COMMON NAME: Blue Arrow Juniper
Plant Profile
Juniperus scopulorum, better known as Blue Arrow Juniper, is an evergreen conifer. Plant steadily develops a rounded crown, often reaching 5-10 metres. Plant it in full sun with deep, fertile ground. Mature plants top out at about 5-10 metres. Add these qualities together and you have a species well worth a place in the garden.
Science & Biotechnology
Botanists studying the Juniperus group regularly include Juniperus scopulorum in comparative work, and the species also appears in horticultural trials aimed at gardeners and growers. The Rocky Mountain juniper has a genuine and practical place in both ecological and horticultural research. Breeders and collectors still work with it, so well-kept seed remains available.
Uses & Benefits
In the garden, Blue Arrow Juniper earns its place in borders, containers and mixed plantings, and it also rewards growers who raise plants for cutting, drying or kitchen use. Ecologically, the Rocky Mountain juniper is a generous tree of dry west. Its berry-like cones feed birds and small mammals, its dense foliage gives shelter and nesting sites, and it grows on dry plains and slopes, holding soil and giving shelter in open landscape. Fragrant, durable wood is used for fence posts, small timber and other work, and tree is widely grown as an ornamental, with many popular cultivars valued for their handsome, blue-grey foliage and their toughness in dry gardens. A plant that has settled in will get along with only routine care.
Juniper berries flavor gin and game and are a classical European diuretic for urinary teas, official in several herbals; the wood’s fragrant oils scent pencils, chests and incense.
Growing from Seed
Raising Blue Arrow Juniper from seed is straightforward. Growing a Rocky Mountain juniper from seed is easy and very rewarding. Keep the seedbed evenly moist and give the seedlings time to come up. Sow evenly over the surface and cover lightly into a loose, well-drained seed compost, water in gently, and keep the sowing in full sun with steady moisture. Transplant the sturdiest seedlings to their permanent spots and let them develop without disturbance.
Our Take
It forms an evergreen conifer, which makes spacing and siting straightforward. Blue Arrow Juniper is the kind of plant that rewards a permanent spot. Established seedlings need little beyond ordinary attention.
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