Juniperus sabina

Habit

Many shoots, usually a horizontal spreading small shrub with ascending twig tips; 0.5-1.5 m tall, 2.3 m wide; moderate growth.

Fruits

Small, blackish-brownish berry cones with a bluish waxy coating; very poisonous.

Leaves

Usually scaly, occasionally needle-like, dark green, very aromatic; as with all parts of the juniper, very poisonous.

Roots

Extremely deep roots.

Demands

Sun, extremely tolerant of heat, frost hardy; very easy to please and adaptable; good for urban environments, wind resistant.

Soil

Dry to fresh, slightly acidic to very alkaline, on any not too nutritious and not too heavy soil.

Hardiness

Zone 5a

Overview of varieties of Juniperus sabina

Variety	Habit	Size in m H = Height W = Width	Leaf, leaf colour	Note
'Femina' Female savin	Twigs initially horizontally extended, later arching upward, thicket-like small shrub	H: 1-2 W: 2-4 (6)	greyish green scales, in winter bronze tips	many bluish bronze (poisonous) berry cones, extremely frost hardy variety
'Mas' Male savin	Twigs short and horizontal, then slanting or stiffly upward, tips drooping, small shrub	H: 0.8-1.5 (2) W: 2-4 (6)	dark to bluish green scales, bronze scales in winter	extremely frost hardy
'Rockery Gem'	Prostrate dwarf to small shrub, procumbent twigs, densely stocky, twig tips ascending	H: 0.4-0.8 W: 1.5-3	greyish green to bluish green needles	robust, frost hardy variety, growing faster than 'Tamariscifolia'
'Tamariscifolia' Tamarisk Juniper	Twigs horizontal, in layers over each other, small shrub forming large mats	H: 0.5-0.8 W: 1.5-2	dark to bluish green needles	not demanding and very frost hardy