About the Rocky Mountain Juniper
A shrubby, evergreen tree with grayish-green scale-like leaves. Female trees produce blue, waxy “berries.” The bark is red-brown, broken into shredded scales. It is found in dry, rocky habitats; more rare on the west side of the Cascades. But can be found in the San Juan Islands and other areas near the shore along in the northern Puget Sound region. Otherwise it is found in the interior regions of the Western U.S. Tolerant of Salt Spray