Burk's Juniper

Choose Burk’s Juniper when you want a fuller upright evergreen screen with blue-green color and tough dry-site tolerance; the tradeoff is width, so it needs more room than pencil-type junipers.

Buy This If

• You want a fuller juniper screen.
• Your site is dry and sunny.
• You prefer natural evergreen shape.

Skip This If

• You need a very narrow evergreen.
• Your soil stays wet.
• You want fast fill-in.

PGNE Report Card

Category	Grade	Why
Landscape Impact	B+	It gives strong evergreen mass and blue-green color without looking as rigid as very narrow junipers.
Growth Rate	B	Growth is steady, but it is not the fastest route to a filled-in screen.
Maintenance	A-	Once established, it asks for little beyond smart spacing and occasional cleanup pruning.
Deer Resistance	A-	This is a good pick where deer browsing is a concern, though no plant should be treated as immune.
Small Space Fit	C	Its fuller habit is useful for screening but a poor match for tight beds or narrow walkways.
Screening Value	A-	It is one of the better junipers for privacy where you have enough room for its broad shape.

Compare It To

Taylor Juniper

Choose Burk’s Juniper for a fuller privacy screen; choose Taylor Juniper when you need a tight upright accent with less spread.

Blue Arrow Juniper

Choose Blue Arrow Juniper for very narrow spaces; choose Burk’s Juniper for screening where a wider, denser plant is useful.

Wichita Blue Juniper

Choose Wichita Blue Juniper if stronger blue color matters most; choose Burk’s Juniper if privacy mass is the bigger goal.

Our Experience

At PGNE, we’d typically recommend Burk’s Juniper for sunny privacy rows where arborvitae feels too soft or narrow junipers feel too thin. Give it room from the start.

Plant Facts

Mature Height	15–20 ft
Mature Width	8–10 ft
Hardiness Zones	3a-9a
Spacing	4-8 ft spacing for screening
Sun	Full Sun
Moisture	Dry to average
Growth Habit	bushy; upright; compact

Customers Usually Ask

Is Burk’s Juniper good for privacy?

Yes, if you have enough room for its fuller upright shape.

Does it need pruning?

Not much; light shaping is better than hard shearing.

Will it handle dry soil?

Yes, once established, it handles dry to average conditions well.