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[M3LLOWF3LLOW]

So on the way into work the other day I saw what I thought was a juniper sitting on the side of the road next to a big pile of limbs. Of course I was running late so I couldn't stop then : ( on the way back through after work I turned down the road to discover it was only an artificial Christmas tree someone had thrown out. Next door to the house was a nice compact juniper planted in the front yard. I continued on through the neighborhood bummed out and a couple blocks away what do I find on the side of the road but a 5 Junipers someone had pulled up and thrown out for the garbage man (along with the crepe myrtle and a few rose bushes). Three of them I'm pretty sure will die but there are two that in my opinion are the best material I've ever owned. I know they have so much potential so long as I can keep them alive. All I've done so far is cut off a couple of very thick roots so that I could fit them in these pots and removed a couple of limbs what I assume were broken upon removal. Any advice on keeping them alive would be very much appreciated. Can anyone help me identify what type of juniper they are also? I was thinking maybe Rocky mountain or Sierra but honestly I have no clue...

 

[Joelshack2362]

If it's free it's for me. Nice finds hopefully these work out for you!

 

[gooeytek]

They'll be fun projects for sure.

 

[Desert O'Piñon]

Nice haul for sure!
I'm hypothesizing here, but I'm thinking these are probably a more prostrate species, maybe a variety of procumbens, could also possibly  be communis of some variety. But the way its branches are, I wouldn't bet on Sierra or RMJ.
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[Gabler]

... a big pile of limbs.

Dare I read further?

 

[stubmle]

probably a more prostrate species, maybe a variety of procumbens, could also possibly  be communis of some variety. But the way its branches are, I wouldn't bet on Sierra or RMJ.

Think it might be Parsonii? I have one that looks similar to these- not prostrate, but they seem to like growing relatively low, and they're curvier than most Chinensis varieties I've come across. Foliage is the same blue-green color and is similarly "leggy" in its natural state.

 

[Desert O'Piñon]

Think it might be Parsonii?

I'm not sure. Maybe I should have phrased it differently? My main point is that this tree doesn't seem to be upright enough in its growth habit to be Sierra or RMJ. I'm not very good with juniper identification, but if @M3LLOWF3LLOW provides a closer shot of the foliage, I'm sure someone better versed could be more accurate on the species and/or cultivar.

 

[Colorado]

Can anyone help me identify what type of juniper they are also? I was thinking maybe Rocky mountain or Sierra but honestly I have no clue...

If you are in Mississippi, and these junipers were pulled from your neighbor’s yard, then it is extremely unlikely that they are Rocky Mountain or Sierra junipers. Landscape supply stores in an area usually stock species that are suitable for the area. Sierra and RMJ are mountain species, and Mississippi is not exactly a high alpine environment.

But I’ve never been to Mississippi, so I don’t really know. This is just my educated guess.

In any event, I think it is much more likely that these are some sort of Chinese juniper (juniperus chinensis) variety. Hope this helps!

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