Ibuki juniper Cupressaceae Juniperus procumbens (Endlicher) Siebold ex Miquel Listen to the Latin   symbol: --
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Leaf: Evergreen, awl-like leaves only, sharp pointed, 1/4 inch long, tips well away from twig, blue-green year round.
Flower: Dioecious; male cones yellow-brown, round, 1/5 inch across; females small and round.
Fruit: Small, round cones, 1/3 inch across, not often seen.
Twig: Slender, blue-green, turning reddish brown, stiffer than Juniperus horizontalis.
Bark: Reddish brown, scaly.
Form: Low growing plant, 1 to 2 feet in height, has tendency to mound from a central point, eventually spreads several feet. 

Juniperus procumbens is planted in the highlighted USDA hardiness zones to the left and is not known to widely escape cultivaton.

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