shore juniper Cupressaceae Juniperus conferta Parl.   symbol: JUCO12
	Leaf: Evergreen, all leaves awl-shaped, sharp pointed, about 1/2 inch long, tips are well away from the stem, upper surface grooved with a bluish stomatal band, darker green below. Flower: Dioecious; male cones yellow-brown, round, 1/5 inch across, females small and round. Fruit: Cones, 1/3 to 1/2 inch across, dark blue to green, turning bluish-black. Twig: Slender, initial green but turning reddish brown. Bark: Stems never get very large, but eventually they become reddish brown and finely scaly. Form: Typically very low to the ground and spreading, rarely over 1 foot in height.
	USDA Plants Database Juniperus conferta is planted in the highlighted USDA hardiness zones to the left and is not known to widely escape cultivaton.