Gray Gleam Rocky mountain juniper
Juniperus scopulorum 'Gray Gleam'
USDA zones3 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Columnar
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Gray Gleam' Rocky mountain juniper (Juniperus scopulorum 'Gray Gleam') is a tree for hedges, privacy screens, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows slowly in a columnar shape, stays evergreen, and tolerates drought and salt. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. Birds and butterflies visit it.
Pairs well with Eastern white pine, Witch hazel, and Kentucky bluegrass.