Arborvitae can be injured seriously by late spring frosts and by winter drying. It tends to be a relatively short-lived plant. Juniper Junipers have sharp, pointed, scale-like foliage. Their fruit is a fleshy blue berry. The sexes are separate, and only female plants produce berries.
Junipers are among the best adapted and hence the most commonly grown evergreens in Missouri.
They withstand hot, dry, poor soils better than other evergreens. Junipers need full sun for best development. None of the junipers will grow on wet, poorly drained soil or in heavy shade. Because so many varieties of juniper have been grown, many of the names have become confused. The varieties described here are the ones most commonly available.