Scientific Name
Juniperus horizontalis 'Bar Harbor'

Common Name
Bar Harbor juniper

 
Hardiness Zones: 4b to 9
Habit: Evergreen
Growth Rate: Rapid
Site Requirements: Sun; well-drained soil
Height: 1 foot
Width: 6 to 8 feet
Texture: Fine
Form: Compact, dense; thin flexible stems; spreading
Flower/Fruit: Grown for foliage; seldom-produced 0.3" glaucous bluish or greenish black cones
Foliage: Very small, tightly appressed, awl-shaped scale-like leaves; deep grass-green color; coated with white glaucous bloom giving a gray-green appearance; mauve winter color
Comments: Can be grown as groundcover; can be severely pruned
Cultivars: --
   



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