Yes, this is the wild-type of the creeping juniper in the nursery trade! An evergreen ground that prefers loose, dryer soils but can adapt to rich garden soils if other plants are not allowed to overgrow it. Generally spreads by running, rarely by seed. Intolerant of wet soil.

Pollination: Male and female needed.

Light: Full Sun

Soil Moisture: Mesic, Dry Mesic

Soil Type: Adaptable 

Height: 1’-3’

Width: 8’+

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Fruit: Very small seeds in small cones take 2 years to mature.

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Root Type: Branching

Notable Wildlife Interactions: Hosts two moths including the red-striped juniper looper, and a few smaller insects. Cones and seeds are eaten by a few game birds and songbirds. Occasionally browsed by deer.

Notes: Like cedar trees, it hosts cedar apple rust. Cones are wind pollinated.