Woody > Juniperus > Juniperus scopulorum > Juniperus scopulorum 'Skyrocket'
Juniperus scopulorum
'Skyrocket'
Skyrocket Juniper
Mike's
Opinion
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Once a popular accent plant this cultivar has gone they way of the Dodo, and if not yet extinct it should be as it is very prone to juniper tip blight. Blue arrow is its current substitute.
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
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| Family |
| Cupressaceae |
| Genus |
| Juniperus |
| Species |
| scopulorum |
| Cultivar |
| 'Skyrocket' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 3a-7 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 3a-6b |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -40 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -45 |
| Height |
| 2-3 m |
| Spread |
| 50-70 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| This tree is very narrow only getting to be about 70 cm wide; blue grey foliage, very stately with a tight form. |
| Cultivation |
| Grows well in full sun to light shade. Does very well in dry conditions; handles moist conditions. Tolerant to pollution, slope, wind, rabbits, and drought. Very tolerant to cold. Little maintenance needed. Tie in the winter to prevent snow damage. |
| Shape |
| Very narrow, columnar. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| ID Characteristic |
| Very narrow, dense shrub that is possibly one of the most-narrow cultivars on the market, you can’t miss it, very columnar. It is blue-green in colour, with red brown bark. |
| Pests |
| Susceptible to juniper scale, webworm, mites, and twig blight, with twig blight being problematic, on clipped specimens. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Red brown in colour, slightly shredding with small fissures. |
| Leaf Description |
| Opposite arrangement along the stem with appressed scale like foliage that is soft to touch. Blue-grey-green in colour that stands out and in slightly brighter is the spring. |
| Flower Description |
| Monoecious or dioecious; male has 6 stamens. |
| Fruit Description |
| A sterile cultivar. |
| Colour Description |
| Blue-grey-green foliage, that is slightly brighter in the spring. Bark is red-brown in colour |
| Texture Description |
| Fine to medium. |
| Propagation |
| Roots easily from cuttings, taken between May and August if you must. |
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