Botanical Name : Juniperus scopulorum Common Name : Rocky Mountain Juniper Height : 30- 40 ft Spread : 3 – 15 ft Germination Info : Seed requires a warm stratifiaction of 45-90 days followed by 60-120 days cold stratification Hardiness zone : 3-7 Juniperus scopulorum (Rocky Mountain Juniper) , A shrubby tree with a twisted stem and a broad, unevenly shaped crown. Scale-like, overlapping in pairs yet covering the twig in four rows. The leaves on young, faster-growing branches may be longer and more needle-like, arranged in groups of two or three; pale yellowish-green, becoming greyish-green on older twigs.