'Bar Harbor' is a commonly used cultivar of the Creeping Juniper that is about 12 inches high at the most. It was selected from cuttings from wild plants on Mount Desert Island, Maine, where it grows in crevices on the rocky coast and is often in reach of the salty ocean spray. There probably are several different clones around, most of which are male (staminate) and do not bear the bluish berry-like cones that are eaten by birds, though there are reports of some female clones. The warm season foliage is bluish-green while during the cold season it turns a purplish-bronze as does the straight species. It is a good cultivar that grows well in most any well-drained soil with full or partial sun exposure.

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