Southwest Juniper Comparison

Dendrology
Characteristics

Utah Juniper
osteosperma

Rocky Mountain Juniper

Scopulorum

One Seed Juniper

monosperma

Alligator Juniper

Branching
Seeds per cone
Needle Length

Opposite / whorls
1 occasionally 2
0.04 0.08

Opposite/ whorls
2 occasionally 1
0.04 0.08

Opposite / whorls
1 occasionally 2
0.04 0.08

Opposite / whorls
3-5
0.03 0.1

Needle Width
Cone Color

0.04 0.06
Red/Brown white bloom

0.04 0.06
Dark blue pale blue bloom

0.02 0.06
Copper rarely bluish

Cone Size
Max Height
Trunk
Avg. DBH
Elevation

0.31 0.51
40
Single or definite trunk
4 7.5 in
3,000 8,500

0.16 0.31 in
40
Single or definite trunk
12 in
2,000 9,000

0.19 0.27 in
25
Multiple
12 in
3,500 8,000

0.03 0.06
Bluish gray red brown
when mature
0.4 0.6 in
65
Single rarely multiple
4,000 6,000