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Bar Harbor Juniper—Juniper horizontalis 'Bar Harbor'

Bar Harbor Juniper

Juniper horizontalis 'Bar Harbor'

  • Low-Growing Evergreen/Groundcover
  • Blue-Green Color that Turns Reddish-Purple in Winter
  • Adapts to a Wide Range of Climates from Zones 3 to 9
  • Tolerant of Salt Spray
  • Grows about 1' Tall by 10' wide in 10 years
  • Can't Ship To: AK, AZ, CA, HI
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Zones 3 - 9
Zones 3 - 9

Hardiness Zones: Zones 3 - 9
The Bar Harbor Juniper can be expected to grow in the zones shown in color in the arborday.org zone map.VIEW MAP

evergreen
evergreen

Type of tree:
The Bar Harbor Juniper falls into the following type(s): Evergreens, Evergreen Shrubs, Shrubs

1' High
1' High

Mature Height:
The Bar Harbor Juniper grows to be 1' feet in height.

6' - 8' Spread
6' - 8' Spread

Mature Spread:
The Bar Harbor Juniper has a spread of about 6' - 8' at full maturity.

Slow to Medium Growth
Slow to Medium Growth

Growth Rate:
This tree grows at a slow to medium growth rate. [More about this.]

Full Sun
Full Sun

Sun:
This juniper does well in full sun.

Various Soils
Various Soils

Soil:
The Bar Harbor Juniper grows in acidic, alkaline, drought tolerant, loamy, moist, sandy, well drained, wide range, clay soils.

Prostrate Shape
Prostrate Shape

Shape:
This juniper has prostrate, spreading or horizontal shape.

More Info
More Info

Attributes:
A fine low-growing, spreading form of ground cover, blue-green in summer and reddish plum in winter. It adapts to many planting sites from hot, dry, and sunny locations to sloping, and exposed areas found in sea cliffs and rocky coast.

Wildlife Value:
Juniper berries are good wildlife food, high in vitamin C.

History/Lore/Use:
The creeping juniper is a North American native plant. This cultivar comes from Mt. Desert Island, Maine.

Moisture:
Tolerates hot, dry, sites and coastal sites within range of salt spray.

Leaves:
Awl-shaped leaves, loosely appressed in ranks of 4, soft-textured, scale-like. 1/6" long with bluish-green color in summer, turning reddish purple in winter.

Flower Color:
Inconspicious, male is pale brown, female is yellow green.

Bloom Time:
Late May to Early June.

Fruit Description:
Generally a male form of creeping juniper. The cones are 1/4"-1/3" long, dark blue weathering to gray.

A low-growing spreading form of creeping juniper with blue green color turning reddish purple in winter. It has a slow to medium growth rate, about 10' in ten years with a deep taproot. It is long lived. Typically, 'Bar Harbor' is male, but both male and female forms are known. (zones 3-9).

Arborday.org Hardiness Zone Map
Spring Shipping Fall Shipping
Color Zone Approximate
Ship Dates 		Order
Deadline 		Approximate
Ship Dates 		Order
Deadline
  2 04/15–05/30 05/14 11/01–11/26 11/12
  3 04/15–05/30 05/14 11/01–11/26 11/12
  4 04/15–05/30 05/14 11/01–11/26 11/12
  5 04/15–05/30 05/14 11/01–11/26 11/12
  6 03/19–05/12 05/07 11/01–12/03 11/19
  7 03/11–05/07 04/30 11/05–12/10 11/26
  8 02/26–04/30 04/23 11/05–12/10 11/26
  9 02/26–04/30 04/23 11/05–12/10 11/26
  10 02/26–04/30 04/23 11/05–12/10 11/26
We're sorry, but this tree can't be shipped to AK, AZ, CA, HI , territories, or countries outside the U.S. This is due to the agricultural laws within these locations.

When you order trees from The Arbor Day Foundation, your order is guaranteed to arrive in a good, healthy condition or we'll replace them at no charge. Your trees will be shipped at a suitable time for planting.

Each tree is guaranteed to grow, or we'll replace it at one half the original price, plus shipping and handling.

The benefits of bare-root trees

Our trees are delivered with natural bare roots which have been dipped in hydrating gel prior to shipment to keep the roots moist and healthy. As their abundant, fibrous roots aren't confined by a container, bare-root trees get off to a more vigorous start compared to containerized roots which typically need more time to adjust to transplanting. Bare-root trees typically surpass the size of larger containerized trees in only a few years.

  Standard Dwarf
  Mature
Height		 Space
Needed		 Mature
Height		 Space
Needed
Apple 20' - 25' 35' x 35'

10' **

 10' x 10' ++
Peach 20' 20' x 20' 8' - 10' 10' x 10'
Sweet Cherry 30' 20' x 25' 12' - 15' 10' x 10'
Sour Cherry 20' 20' x 20' 8' 10' x 10'
Pear 20' 20' x 20' 12' - 15' 12' x 12'
Apricot 20' 20' x 20'    
Plum 20' 20' x 20' 8' - 10' 10' x 10'
      ** semi-dwarf 12' - 15'
++ semi-dwarf 12' x 12'

Natural Root and Containerized Trees

Natural root (also called bare root) trees are shipped without soil around their roots. They are shipped when dormant in the spring and fall seasons. We dip the roots in a hydrating gel to keep them moist during shipping.

There are a number of advantages to natural root trees:

  • They are very affordable.
  • Their roots re-establish themselves well once they are planted in their permanent location.
  • They are easy to plant at the correct depth.

The Urban Horticulture Institute at Cornell University has an interesting article about the benefits of planting natural root trees. Look for the PDF entitled Creating the Urban Forest: The Bare Root Method

Potted (also called containerized) trees come in 4" containers.


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