Juniperus horizontalis
Creeping juniper · also Creeping cedar, American savin
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Juniperus horizontalis, also known as creeping juniper, is a low-growing subshrub native to northern North America. It is found across most of Canada and parts of the northern United States, and is currently rated as 'Least Concerned' by the IUCN Red List.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 120.00%——
- 90.00%—3.9 in
- 20.00%——
- 20.00%—5.5 in
- 20.00%——
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Spreading
- Foliage
- Evergreen
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.9 in, mean 4.3 in, 90th percentile 4.6 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Alberta-British Columbia foothills forests
- Central British Columbia Mountain forests
- Colorado Rockies forests
- Northern Rockies conifer forests
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- Montana Valley and Foothill grasslands
- Northern Shortgrass prairie
- Northern Tallgrass prairie
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- New England-Acadian forests
Boreal Forests/Taiga
- Northwest Territories taiga
Other Juniperus in the catalogue
12 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
