Juniper Trees

Juniper Trees are evergreens in the Cypress family, with 60 to 70 species and hundreds of cultivated varieties available, they are found in most of the Northern Hemisphere.

With a wide variation in size and shape, Nature Hills is sure we have the perfect Juniper for your year-round landscaping needs! Providing color throughout the growing season and as winter interest during the snowy months.

Check Out Our Top Junipers At Nature Hills

• Eastern Red Cedar Tree - A hardy native pyramidal tree with bronzy fall color
• Moonglow Juniper - Silvery ghostly needles
• Rocky Mountain Juniper - blue-green to green fluffy hardy Juniper trees

Featuring spikey awl-like needles, these aromatic plants have separate male and female plants, with the female Junipers forming round fleshy berry-like cones that can be red to blue.

Often the scales and the cones have a waxy ‘bloom’ or a powdery coating, to create a gorgeous effect in the light.

Drought-tolerant, heat and cold-tolerant, low-maintenance, and seldom bothered by Deer or rabbits, Junipers are fantastic plants for urban environments, pollution, large and small yards, as well as formal or informal settings alike!

How To Use Junipers In Your Garden

Juniper Trees are evergreen conifers and are usually planted as shade and structure. Choking out weeds and long-lived, Juniper won’t need much work from you to keep them looking their best while they in turn work hard for your garden!

Juniper Trees perform quite well in Rock Gardens and Xeric plantings. Providing long-lived shade, wildlife shelter and nesting sites, and evergreen privacy! Sturdy windbreaks, slow drifting snow, and have impressive presence in your yard. You’ll love these long-lived trees for their year-round color and adaptability.

Junipers are fantastic garden accents! Whether you want a pair of topiary sculptures flanking your home’s entryway or you’re looking for a fast-growing screening hedge, columnar Juniper trees offer high visual impact with low maintenance obligations.

FAQs

How Do You Care For Juniper Trees?

Browse only for the best easy-to-care-for Junipers for your Planting Zone using our USDA zone filters, choose sun exposure levels, or narrow the options by height, width, and more! Get your new Junipers off on the right foot with Nature Hills Root Booster!

Junipers thrive on the sun! Handling Mediterranean-type environments and low moisture conditions, Junipers are also at home in more pampered garden settings! Junipers also tolerate partial shade, especially in hotter growing zones.

They also prefer acidic pH soil but will grow in soil that is neutral. Any kind of well-drained soil and moderate moisture suits these trees perfectly, and they will become drought-tolerant once established.

Most varieties of Juniper require very little pruning, if any unless you desire a topiary effect or need to snip away wayward branches.

Be sure to leave enough room for the Juniper plant to spread when planning your tree’s placement. They look their best when allowed to reach their full width.

• Ensure a Full Sun location and some partial shade
• These evergreens must have well-drained soil
• Provide a 3-4 inch deep layer of mulch over the root system
• Water new plants regularly using the Finger Test to help them get established

Do Juniper Trees Need A Lot Of Water?

Once established, Junipers won’t need much moisture support and can be xeric plants and drought-tolerant. In fact, soggy soil and over-watering will rot their roots and stress the plants.

Do Junipers Grow Fast?

While some Junipers grow fast, others prefer the slow and steady approach. Since they’re so long-lived, they are in no hurry to get big fast.

What is Special About Juniper?

Featuring rot-resistant lumber for fence posts, home building and furniture, these aromatic conifers extend their resinous fragrant wood to their lumber too! The wood is also widely used for building boats because of its waterproof nature.

Highly valued for their wildlife-friendly trees and prized landscaping ornamentals!

Long-lived and very easy to grow, Junipers are prized for their beauty, and medicinal value, it’s no wonder that Junipers have been used in gardens for centuries and have had culinary significance as spice and gin making.

Why Order Juniper Trees From NatureHills.com?

Family-owned and operated since 2001, Nature Hills Nursery prides itself on meeting the needs of customers with an ever-growing collection of online plants backed by our product guarantee and protected by Plant Sentry™. 

All of our Junipers are delivered safely to your home with instructions for planting, care, and storage, so you can order knowing you'll have exactly what you need! Plus plenty more information in our #ProPlantTips Garden Blog for extra support and inspiration!

Call now at (402) 934-8116 and learn more about what Juniper trees are available for your landscape!