Moonglow Juniper Tree
Silvery blue-green foliage and a tidy, upright form that holds its color and structure through every season.
The Moonglow Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum 'Moonglow') is a Rocky Mountain juniper prized for its luminous, frosty blue-green foliage and dense, broadly pyramidal habit. It grows at a moderate pace to a mature height of roughly 15 to 20 feet with a compact 4 to 6 foot spread, giving you a tall, narrow column of year-round color that fits into spaces where a wider conifer would crowd. Its soft, scale-like foliage stays richly silvered all winter, making it a standout for vertical screening, accents, and tough, sunny sites where other evergreens struggle.
Why growers choose the Moonglow Juniper
- Standout blue color. The frosty silver-blue foliage is brighter than most junipers and holds its tone through summer heat and winter cold alike.
- Narrow, upright footprint. At only 4 to 6 feet wide but up to 20 feet tall, it screens and accents without sprawling into walkways, driveways, or neighboring beds.
- Genuinely tough. Once established it shrugs off drought, heat, poor rocky soil, and wind, and it is hardy all the way to USDA zone 3.
- Deer tend to pass it by. Junipers carry aromatic, resinous foliage that browsing deer usually avoid, unlike more palatable evergreens.
- Low maintenance. It keeps its dense, conical shape naturally and rarely needs more than light tidying.
Plant a single specimen as a blue vertical accent by an entry or corner, group three for a sculptural cluster, or set several in a row for a colorful, space-saving privacy screen or windbreak on a hot, open site.
