Flowering TreesRocky Mountain Juniper (Skyrocket)
Juniperus scopulorum 'Skyrocket'
Rocky Mountain Juniper (Skyrocket) (Juniperus scopulorum 'Skyrocket') is a flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 3-7, that matures to about 15-20 ft x 2-3 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs. It attracts birds, stands up well to drought, deer and cold, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 3-7
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 15-20 ft x 2-3 ft
- Attracts
- Birds
- Tough against
- Drought, Deer, Cold
- Native to
- Western North America (cultivar)
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Rocky Mountain Juniper (Skyrocket) is hardy to about -40°F (estimated from USDA zone 3), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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