Germination usually occurs in May or during the spring season. Your seeds will naturally stratify during the cold winter. If your seeds require pretreatment: you should plant your seeds outdoors before the ground freezes in your area (late September to early November). Cupressaceae) from seeds is difficult, but proper collection, cleaning, storage, and dormancy. In the Northern states – the best time to plant seeds outdoors is from May to June. Propagating Rocky Mountain juniper (Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. Outdoor Planting: If your seeds do not require stratification: the best time to plant tree and shrub seeds outdoors is after the last frost in your area (spring). Keep your seedlings indoors for 2-3 months before transplanting outdoors in the spring (May to June). Once your seeds germinate, move each seed into its own container under the growing lights and on the heat mat. Keep your growing lights on 14 hours per day. Place the seed container on a heat mat under growing light(s). Germination may occur in 1 week or as long as 3 months (depending on the species). Heat & humidity is critical for germination. Rocky Mountain juniper is a dry, or more rarely, moist, subhumid plant which grows well on open, exposed bluffs, rocky points, or ridgetops, on southern. Gently water your seeds to keep moist, not soaking wet. Place your seeds 1 inch to 1 ½ inches below the soil surface. In British Columbia, it is not used for any wood products however its wood is attractivefine grained, with white sapwood and deep red.
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It is an evergreen, scale-leaved conifer, at maturity with a tapered stem, long branches, and fibrous stringy bark. Planting Instructions: Fill a container with seed starting mix to about ½ inch from the top. Rocky Mountain juniper varies in size from a shrub to small-sized (rarely >10 m tall) tree. Indoor Planting: If your seeds require stratification or scarification – do the recommended pretreatment before planting indoors. Stratification Requirement: Seed requires a warm stratification period of 45-90 days followed by 60-120 days cold stratification.