Common Juniper

Juniperus communis L.

Cypress family

Plant Type

Tree, Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

10.0 feet

Spread

4.4 feet

Flower Color

Yellow

Bloom Time

Mid Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Water

Water Use Low

Drought Tolerance High

Flood Tolerance None

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance High

Fertility Need Low

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance Low

Salt Tolerance Medium

Climate

pH Range 5.5 – 8.0

Frost-Free Days 90 days

Precipitation 20 – 60 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Host Aethes rutilana, Argyresthia annettella, Bucculatrix inusitata, Coleotechnites gibsonella, Coleotechnites juniperella, Dichomeris marginella, Eacles imperialis, Eupithecia interruptofasciata, Eupithecia intricata taylorata, Eupithecia niphadophilata, Griselda radicana, Hyalophora cecropia, Lymantria dispar, Thera contractata, Thera juniperata, Thera otisi

Fall Color No

Evergreen Yes

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
CAN: British Columbia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Yukon
DEN: Greenland

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N), SPM (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.