Ibuki juniper Cupressaceae Juniperus procumbens (Endlicher) Siebold ex Miquel symbol: -- Leaf: Evergreen, awl-like leaves only, sharp pointed, 1/4 inch long, tips well away from twig, blue-green year round. Flower: Species is dioecious; male cones yellow-brown, round, 1/5 inch across; females small and round. Fruit: Small, round cones, 1/3 inch across, not often seen. Twig: Slender, blue-green, turning reddish brown, stiffer than Juniperus horizontalis. Bark: Reddish brown, scaly. Form: Low growing plant, 1 to 2 feet in height, has tendency to mound from a central point, eventually spreads several feet. Looks like: common juniper - creeping juniper - shore juniper Additional Range Information: Juniperus procumbens is planted in the USDA hardiness zones shown above and is not known to widely escape cultivaton. External Links: © Copyright 2016, Virginia Tech Dept. of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, all rights reserved. Photos and text by: John Seiler, Edward Jensen, Alex Niemiera, and John Peterson