Juniperus horizontalis - Creeping juniper

Creeping juniper (Juniperus horizontalis) is a low, mat-forming evergreen shrub of cold semi-arid rocky and sandy ground across North America, its roasted fruit used as a coffe substitute.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹
• Full sun¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Shrub
• Evergreen

Functions

• Ground cover¹

Footnotes

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