@arcina
How cold a winter do you think J. deppeana would tolerate? I can winter a medium to large juniper in zone 6 with -10 F to -15 F. being typical coldest temp in winter. Usually when the farm gets that cold, snow is quite deep. Usually. This year has been very mild.
I do have a frost free well house, but to access it, I physically have to take the tree down a flight of stairs, and crouch down to get into a low below grade space, meaning shohin size is pretty much all I want to carry down there. Big heavy trees either cope with the cold or die.
So how cold can they go? What sorts of elevation do they occur at, and how cold is winter at that elevation?
Inquiring minds are planning future acquisitions.
They grow in areas where the temps drop to -20 F. They just got dormant. In areas where it gets really cold, they grow facing South or wherever they get more sun. For example, the one @markyscott has was collected at 9000. They grow from low elevations to almost 10000. Normally, you find them between 5000-7000. I think I saw some in the highest area in the Guadalupe Mountains NP. I think it was around 8000 where I saw them.
They are not blue in the wild. The color changes when they get potted.