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Is Oneseed Juniper deer resistant?

Juniperus monosperma

Oneseed Juniper
Damage step 2 of 4 · Seldom Severely Damaged

Mostly. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.

Type
Shrub
Hardiness
Zones 4–8
Light
Part shade
Height
480–480 in
Bloom
Spring
Maintenance
Moderate
Native range
7 US states

Damage steps follow a published university field scale. How plants are rated.

About Oneseed Juniper

Old plants look built rather than grown: a large shrub or small tree of 6 to 20 feet, gnarled and multi-trunked, with heavy limbs curving up from at or near the base. Be straight about the deer here, though. Mule deer do browse oneseed juniper on winter range, and in parts of south-central New Mexico juniper has been recorded at up to a fifth of their annual diet, so this is a plant that tolerates browsing, not one deer refuse.

Buying it small and waiting is the error. Height gain has been measured at roughly six inches a decade, and it is usually regarded as a non-sprouter, so a leader lost to a bad prune or a strimmer is generally the end of the plant you wanted.

Buy the size you can live with. Put it in gravelly or sandy dry ground, stop watering once it takes, and protect the leader through the first few winters where pressure is heavy.

Tolerances and uses

Evergreen

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Where Oneseed Juniper grows

Hardy across 50 states on zone range alone, and native to 7 of them. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering. Select any state, including one it will not grow in, for what is resistant there.

Alabama — hardy here. Zones 7 to 9.Alaska — hardy here. Zones 1 to 8.Arizona — native, and hardy. Zones 5 to 10.Arkansas — hardy here. Zones 6 to 8.California — hardy here. Zones 7 to 10.Colorado — native, and hardy. Zones 3 to 6.Connecticut — hardy here. Zones 5 to 7.Delaware — hardy here. Zones 7 to 7.District of Columbia — hardy here. Zones 7 to 8.Florida — hardy here. Zones 8 to 11.Georgia — hardy here. Zones 7 to 9.Hawaii — not hardy here. Zones 9 to 12.Idaho — hardy here. Zones 3 to 7.Illinois — hardy here. Zones 5 to 7.Indiana — hardy here. Zones 5 to 6.Iowa — hardy here. Zones 4 to 6.Kansas — native, and hardy. Zones 5 to 7.Kentucky — hardy here. Zones 6 to 7.Louisiana — hardy here. Zones 8 to 10.Maine — hardy here. Zones 3 to 6.Maryland — hardy here. Zones 6 to 8.Massachusetts — hardy here. Zones 5 to 7.Michigan — hardy here. Zones 4 to 6.Minnesota — hardy here. Zones 3 to 5.Mississippi — hardy here. Zones 7 to 9.Missouri — hardy here. Zones 5 to 7.Montana — hardy here. Zones 3 to 6.Nebraska — hardy here. Zones 4 to 6.Nevada — hardy here. Zones 4 to 9.New Hampshire — hardy here. Zones 3 to 6.New Jersey — hardy here. Zones 6 to 7.New Mexico — native, and hardy. Zones 4 to 9.New York — hardy here. Zones 4 to 7.North Carolina — hardy here. Zones 6 to 8.North Dakota — hardy here. Zones 3 to 4.Ohio — hardy here. Zones 5 to 6.Oklahoma — native, and hardy. Zones 6 to 8.Oregon — hardy here. Zones 6 to 9.Pennsylvania — hardy here. Zones 5 to 7.Rhode Island — hardy here. Zones 6 to 7.South Carolina — hardy here. Zones 7 to 9.South Dakota — hardy here. Zones 3 to 5.Tennessee — hardy here. Zones 6 to 8.Texas — native, and hardy. Zones 6 to 9.Utah — native, and hardy. Zones 4 to 9.Vermont — hardy here. Zones 3 to 5.Virginia — hardy here. Zones 6 to 8.Washington — hardy here. Zones 5 to 8.West Virginia — hardy here. Zones 5 to 7.Wisconsin — hardy here. Zones 3 to 5.Wyoming — hardy here. Zones 3 to 6.
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Common questions about Oneseed Juniper

Is Oneseed Juniper deer resistant?
Oneseed Juniper (Juniperus monosperma) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged, step 2 of 4 on the damage scale this site uses. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
What hardiness zones does Oneseed Juniper grow in?
Oneseed Juniper is hardy in USDA zones 4 to 8. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
Does Oneseed Juniper grow in shade?
Yes. Oneseed Juniper tolerates part shade, which makes it one of the options for a shaded bed where deer also browse.
How big does Oneseed Juniper get?
Mature height is roughly 480–480 in. Growth rate is moderate.

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Hardy in these zones

Zone 4·Zone 5·Zone 6·Zone 7·Zone 8

Damage ratings follow the four-step field scale published by Rutgers University. Growing data is compiled from state extension sources and still being verified record by record. Last reviewed .