Southwest Juniper Comparison

Dendrology
Characteristics

Utah Juniper
osteosperma

Rocky Mountain Juniper

Scopulorum

One Seed Juniper

monosperma

Alligator Juniper
deppeana

Branching
Seeds per cone
Needle Length
(in)
Needle Width
(in)
Cone Color

Opposite / whorls
1 occasionally 2
0.08 0.12

Opposite/ whorls
2 occasionally 1
0.03 0.11

Opposite / whorls
1 occasionally 2
0.04 0.08

Opposite / whorls
3-5
0.03 0.1

0.05 0.09

0.04 0.06

0.02 0.06

0.05 0.09

Red/Brown white bloom

Dark blue pale blue bloom

Copper rarely bluish

Cone Size (in)

Max Height (ft)
Trunk
Avg. DBH
Elevation (ft)

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

Bluish gray red brown

when mature
0.4 0.6 in
65
Single rarely multiple
4,000 6,000