Juniperus scopulorum is a species of juniper native to western North America, including the Rocky Mountains from southeastern British Columbia south to New Mexico, and western South Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana. It is an evergreen coniferous tree growing to 20-40 feet (6-12 meters) tall, with a trunk up to 2 feet (0.6 meters) diameter. The foliage is needle-like, in whorls of three, and the cones are berry-like, 6-10 mm in diameter, blue-black with a whitish waxy bloom, and contain a single seed.