Home | About | Search
      Juniperus chinensis
    Chinese Juniper
       Evergreen Shrub
HEIGHT:1 - 10 feet
SPREAD:2 - 15 feet
DISTINCTIONS:Species is a columnar tree, 50'-60', but seldom grown. There are dozens of cultivars in variety of sizes, forms, and colors.
LIMITATIONS:Plant in full sun; needs well-drained soil.
HARDINESS:SC, SE (Zone 4)
ORIGIN:China, Mongolia, Japan.
CULTIVARS:Aurea’ Upright with golden foliage; mixture of needle and scale-type foliage.; ‘Pfitzeriana’ Pfitzer juniper; a flat-topped, wide, vase-shaped shrub; grows to 5' tall spreading to 7' wide; hardy to -25ºF; hardy in SC, SE.; var. sargentii Sargent Juniper; low growing, wide spreading groundcover; 18"-2' tall, spreading 7’-9' wide; form somewhat starfish-like when young; blue-green, scale-like foliage; salt tolerant; may winter burn in exposed, windy sites; needs drainage, plant on a slope; hardy in SC and SE.
_____________________________
Back to List
The information for this Evergreen Shrub (42) was last updated on: 2011-01-14 18:51:43
       
This image has GPS data attached to it! Indicates image with GPS data. Click on it to map the location where the photo was taken.
Green Line
Edit this entry.                   Manage pictures.
                            
Copyright © 2008-19 Blue Skies Solutions, LLC. All Rights Reserved