Carolina Sapphire Juniper

Botanical Name: Juniperus virginiana ‘Carolina Sapphire’

Common Name: Carolina Sapphire Juniper

Mature Height and Width:
30–40' tall × 10–15' wide

Growth Habit: Fast-growing, broadly pyramidal evergreen with strong central leader and open, feathered branching. Wider and more airy than narrow columnar junipers. Retains lower branching when properly spaced.

Foliage Description: Fine-textured scale foliage in bright silvery-blue to blue-gray tones. Lighter and more luminous than ‘Blue Point’. Foliage appears soft and feathery at a distance but is structured on branch sprays.

Flower Description: Inconspicuous; female plants may produce small blue berry-like cones.

Bloom Time: Spring (non-showy reproductive structures)

Fall Color: Evergreen; maintains blue-gray coloration year-round.

Light Requirements: Full sun for strongest color and structural density.

Hardiness Zone: USDA Zones 6–9

Notable Landscape Uses:
Large-scale privacy screen; windbreak; property line planting; estate-scale buffer; fast-growing evergreen backdrop.

Deer Resistance: High
Aromatic scale foliage is generally resistant to deer browsing in Northeast Zones 5–7, though young plants may require protection during establishment.