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Juniperus communis
Also called Juniper, Ground Juniper, Mountain juniper, Dwarf Juniper, Malchangel, Prostrate Juniper, Low Juniper
Common juniper is a hardy evergreen conifer that grows as a tall shrub or small tree, or as a low spreading mat in exposed places. Grow it in full sun in well-drained soil; male and female plants are separate, so you need both for berries.
Juniperus communis, the common juniper, is a species of small tree or shrub in the cypress family Cupressaceae. An evergreen conifer, it has the largest geographical range of any woody plant, with a Holarctic distribution throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere.
Juniperus communis is cultivated in the horticulture trade and used as an evergreen ornamental shrub in gardens. The following cultivars gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit in 1993:
Juniperus communis 'Compressa'
The species has the largest geographical range of any woody plant, with a circumpolar distribution throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere from the Arctic south in mountains to around 30°N latitude in North America, Europe and Asia. Relict populations can be found in the Atlas Mountains of Africa.
California Juniper · Canary Islands Juniper · Chinese Juniper · Alligator Juniper · One-seed Juniper · Western Juniper · African Juniper · Creeping Juniper · Drooping Juniper · Temple Juniper · Rocky Mountain Juniper · Flaky Juniper
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Juniperus communis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
