Bar Harbor Juniper Bush
Juniperus horizontalis 'Bar Harbor'
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Understanding Plant Options
Nature Hills offers plants in two main formats:
- Container Plants: Grown in pots with soil, sized by container volume and plant age
- Bare Root Plants: Dormant plants without soil, sized by height measurements
Container Plant Sizes
Container sizes indicate plant age and growing capacity rather than liquid volume equivalents. Our containers follow industry-standard nursery "trade gallon" specifications, which differ from standard liquid gallon measurements.
Young Plants (6 months to 18 months old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
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| 2" x 2" x 3" | 0.18 - 0.21 dry quarts | 0.20 - 0.23 dry liters |
| 4" Container | 0.31 - 0.87 dry quarts | 0.35 - 0.96 dry liters |
| 4.5" Container | 0.65 dry quarts | 0.72 dry liters |
| 6" Container | 1.4 dry quarts | 1.59 dry liters |
| 1 Quart | 1 dry quart | 1.1 dry liters |
| 5.5" Container | 1.89 dry quarts | 2.08 dry liters |
Established Plants (18 months to 2.5 years old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Quart | 2 dry quarts | 2.2 dry liters |
| #1 Container | 2.26 - 3.73 dry quarts | 2.49 - 4.11 dry liters |
| 5" x 5" x 12" | 3.5 - 4.3 dry quarts | 3.85 - 4.74 dry liters |
Mature Plants (2-4 years old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| #2 Container | 1.19 - 1.76 dry gallons | 5.24 - 7.75 dry liters |
| #3 Container | 2.15 - 2.76 dry gallons | 8.14 - 12.16 dry liters |
Large Plants (3-5 years old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| #5 Container | 2.92 - 4.62 dry gallons | 12.86 - 20.35 dry liters |
| #6 Container | 5.25 - 6.01 dry gallons | 23.12 - 26.42 dry liters |
| #7 Container | 5.98 - 6.53 dry gallons | 26.34 - 28.76 dry liters |
Bare Root Plants
Bare root plants are sold by height from the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may exceed minimum height requirements.
Common Sizes:
- Trees: 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, 4 feet, 5 feet, 6 feet
- Shrubs & Perennials: 1 foot, 18 inches, 2 feet
Important Notes
Container Volume Specifications
- Trade Gallon Standard: Our containers follow industry-standard "trade gallon" specifications established by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI Z60.1) for nursery stock
- Volume Variations: Actual soil volume may vary due to plant root systems and growing medium settlement
- Age Indicators: Container size primarily indicates plant age and maturity rather than liquid volume equivalents
Growing Conditions
- Plant size can vary based on variety and growing conditions
- Container size helps indicate plant maturity and establishment level
- Larger containers generally mean more established root systems and faster landscape establishment
Seasonal Availability
- Bare root plants are available seasonally when dormant
- Container plants are available throughout the growing season
- Specific varieties may have limited availability in certain sizes
Questions?
For questions about specific plant sizes or availability, please contact our plant experts who can help you choose the right size for your landscape needs.
Plant Highlights
Bar Harbor Juniper Bush highlights at a glance!
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Growing Zones
Like a blue-gray land wave, the Bar Harbor Juniper bush (Juniperus horizontalis 'Bar Harbor') is a Creeping Juniper that features blue-gray foliage in summer and then changes to reddish-purple in the winter! This kind of color show all year round will have you falling in love!
The Bar Harbor's chameleon-like leaves have long, sharp points that come in pairs or threes when juvenile, and then become more scale-like or flat when they are adult! Its long, trailing branches spread much farther horizontally than it grows vertically.
Bar Harbor is a versatile evergreen shrub that is not too dense but keeps its airy fluffy effect in the garden, growing throughout USDA planting zones 3 to 9, handling a wide range of heat and cold, while only growing 1-2 feet in height but spreading a variable 3 feet to 8 feet in width at maturity.
Landscape Application:
Fast-growing and very easy to grow, Bar Harbor Junipers are perfect for a wide range of uses in the garden! Filling in large areas with greenery where bare ground once stood, creating lovely transition zones between lawn and garden, or transforming a hard-to-mow slope into a safe green landscape feature!
Supreme groundcover, plant en mass drifts along those tough xeric and rocky sites along the road, along your driveway or paths, or in hot sunny slopes where you need to slow erosion and rainwater runoff. Acting as year-round filler and living mulch, Groundcover Junipers are your answer for a wide variety of problem areas
Need a rugged container filler? Plant these spillers and fillers in your outdoor pots and planters for cascading greenery. Pair with a topiary Spartan Juniper or Fine Line® Buckthorn as a thriller! In the ground, Bar Harbor adds a lacy skirt around the base of trees and large shrubs, or highlights a garden feature without crowding their stems or shading them out.
- Gray-Green Evergreen
- Fast-Growing Groundcover
- Ground Hugging & Wide Spreading
- Reddish Purple Winter Color
- Fill Bare Ground, Rocky & Xeric Sites, Erosion Control & Containers
#ProPlantTips for Care:
Bar Harbor grows in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. Bar Harbor adapts to a wide range of soils but prefers a dryish, sandy soil. Juniper tolerates hot, relatively dry growing conditions, somewhat poor soils, and many city air pollutants. It is intolerant of wet soils. All plants appreciate a 3-4 inch deep layer of mulch around their roots to retain moisture and insulate them all year round!
Bar Harbor is drought and deer-tolerant, fairly salt-tolerant, and grows well in coastal conditions! Prune in early spring, if desired. Lift the end of a branch up and snip back to the main body of the plant.
- Heat & Cold & Full Sun Sites
- Moderate to Low Moisture Needs
- Drought & Dry Soil Once Established
- Must Have Well-Drained Sties - Tolerates Salt & Rocky Soil
- Prune Early Spring
- Deer Tend to Leave it Alone
Create a sea of gray-green all year round, the Bar Harbor Juniper groundcover will fill your landscape with rugged beauty. Order yours today at Nature Hills Nursery and have your new garden delivered to your doorstep!
