Juniperus communis var. depressa ‘Hitchcock’ Reference stretching the summersweet season and

stretching the summersweet season and the fragrance deep into the late-summer garden

natural grace

well north of where a tree of this heritage has any right to thrive

Like other climbing figs

Juniperus communis var. depressa ‘Hitchcock’ Reference stretching the summersweet season andJuniperus communis, the common juniper, is the most widespread conifer in the world, a circumboreal shrub of northern latitudes and high elevations, and the source of the aromatic berries that flavor gin. The variety depressa is the low, ground hugging North American form, a prostrate mat of prickly, blue green needles. 'Hitchcock' is a Woodlanders selection of that low form, and hangs on one of the more remarkable botanical stories in the Southeast.