Is Mountain Juniper deer resistant?
Juniperus scopulorum
Plant typeShrubHardinessZones 3–7LightFull sun
Mature height360–480 in
BloomSpringMaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
Native range16 US states
About Mountain Juniper
Narrow silver-blue columns from the dry interior west, and they perform best where summers are hot and dry. In humid eastern gardens they are prone to cedar-apple rust and phomopsis blight, and rarely look as good as they do in Colorado. Give full sun and sharp drainage.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 6.5 to 8
- Drainage
- Sharp, gritty. Will rot in wet soil
- Water
- Low
- Spacing
- 47 to 94 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low
Tolerances and uses
- Evergreen
Similar to Mountain Juniper
Other shrubs with the same deer rating.
- Antelope BitterbrushPurshia tridentataSeldom damaged
- Anthony Waterer SpireaSpiraea x bumaldaZones 3–8Seldom damaged
- Apache PlumeFallugia paradoxaZones 6–10Seldom damaged
- Armstrong JuniperJuniperus chinensis 'Armstrongii'Zones 4–9Seldom damaged
- Autumn OliveElaeagnus umbellataZones 4–9Seldom damaged
- Autumn SageSalvia greggiiZones 6–9Seldom damaged
Where Mountain Juniper grows
Hardy across most of these 48 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texasnative
- Coloradonative
- California
- Oregonnative
- Washingtonnative
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Arkansas
- Oklahomanative
- Kansasnative
- Nebraskanative
- Iowa
- North Dakotanative
- South Dakotanative
- Montananative
- Wyomingnative
- Idahonative
- Utahnative
- Nevadanative
- Arizonanative
- New Mexiconative
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
Highlighted states are within its native range according to the USDA PLANTS database, where it is native to 16 US states in total.
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Common questions about Mountain Juniper
- Is Mountain Juniper deer resistant?
- Mountain Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Mountain Juniper grow in?
- Mountain Juniper is hardy in USDA zones 3 to 7. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Mountain Juniper grow in shade?
- No. Mountain Juniper wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Mountain Juniper get?
- Mature height is roughly 360–480 in. Growth rate is moderate.