Has anyone seen a juniper with red winter foliage?

[Zbunde]

The foliage is still soft, looks like a rocky mountain juniper, have been thinking about collecting it this spring for a few months but this coloration is giving me pause. I have seen and collected a ton of RMJ but never found one that is this red. Have any of you come across any juniper that turn this color in winter?

Happy new year, may your trunks be thick while your foliage stays small.

 

[Ninecloud]

Some juniper/cedars do have what's called "winter bronzing". I know rockys do bronze but i don't know what this might be. If you are in the demographics it might just be a rocky mountain juniper, but don't have much experience with them. Maybe this thread can help identify https://www.bonsainut.com/resources/juniper-species-varieties-and-cultivars.26/

 

[penumbra]

Yes, reddish or purplish winter color is to be expected on many junipers.

 

[Zbunde]

Some juniper/cedars do have what's called "winter bronzing". I know rockys do bronze but i don't know what this might be. If you are in the demographics it might just be a rocky mountain juniper, but don't have much experience with them. Maybe this thread can help identify https://www.bonsainut.com/resources/juniper-species-varieties-and-cultivars.26/

I have a lot of rockys in my garden but they seem to go more icy/ pale green than red. I also have seen some that turn brownish but have never seen one this beautiful red, wondering if it is a juniperis virginianas / red cedar instead if RMJ. I have seen Taylor Junipers turn redish in winter which is cultivated virginianas. It is near denver Colorado so I would think no, but with the amount of trees in peoples yards who knows if a bird pooped a garden tree seed out in the woods!?!

 

[Kanorin]

I see a lot of small-caliper bare branches on it which probably means the tree suffered some big setbacks in the last few years...would give me pause. If you are local, maybe check on it during the growing season next year?

 

[Zbunde]

I see a lot of small-caliper bare branches on it which probably means the tree suffered some big setbacks in the last few years...would give me pause. If you are local, maybe check on it during the growing season next year?

Yeah, I plan on it, I have been watching it for ~6 months. its roots are basically fully constricted, I could pick it up and walk it out even though it is a pretty large tree. Maybe it lost a big extending root system and it grew too big for its current boots? I will pile some good soil in and build it up and see what happens next 1-2 years.

 

[Adamski77]

Related question… from photos this looks like quite big straight juniper… why would you collect material like this? Or this is just example for RMJ winter foliage?