Shrub Juniperus chinensis 'Bakaurea' [sold as Gold Star®] [Golden Chinese Juniper] This compact cultivar has light green branches tipped in bright golden yellow and shows good resistance to root problems. Widely adaptable to soils and climates, except for low light conditions. Tolerates alkaline soils, heat, and drought. Members of this species are used from New England to Minnesota to Louisiana. Phomopsis and Kabatina blights can be a serious problem in some areas, especially for small plants.
Tree Juniperus chinensis 'Mountbatten' [Mountbatten Chinese Juniper] 'Mountbatten' is a hardy, dense, and narrow cultivar with silver-green needles. Widely adaptable to soils and climates. Tolerates alkaline soils, heat, and drought. Members of this species are used from New England to Minnesota to Louisiana. Phomopsis and Kabatina blights can be a serious problem in some areas, especially for small plants.
Shrub Juniperus chinensis 'Nick’s Compact' [Nick's Compact Chinese Juniper] A relatively flat-topped, wide-spreading form with green, slight blue overcast foliage, more needle than scale-like foliage. Widely adaptable to soils and climates, except for low light conditions. Tolerates alkaline soils, heat, and drought. Phomopsis and Kabatina blights can be a serious problem in some areas, especially for small plants.
Shrub Juniperus chinensis 'Old Gold' [Chinese Juniper] 'Old Gold' is a compact Juniper compared to spreading varieties, with bronze-gold margins that persist through winter. The Bronze-gold tipped foliage may fade during summer months.
Shrub/Tree Juniperus chinensis 'Spearmint' [Spearmint Chinese Juniper] This dense cultivar has bright green foliage and a strongly upright, columnar to pyramidal habit. Widely adaptable to soils and climates, except for low light conditions. Tolerates alkaline soils, heat, and drought. Members of this species are used from New England to Minnesota to Louisiana. Phomopsis and Kabatina blights can be a serious problem in some areas, especially for small plants.
Shrub Juniperus chinensis var. procumbens [Japanese Garden Juniper] Tolerates calcareous soils. Can be pruned to maintain size. Plants can be injured by Phomopsis blight in some areas.
Shrub Juniperus conferta 'Blue Pacific' [Blue Pacific Shore Juniper] Blue Pacific Shore Juniper is a low growing shrub that typically grows 1 to 2 inches in height, making this shrub a great choice for an evergreen groundcover. Needles are slightly shorter and more dense than the straight species, as well as being slightly more hardy that the straight species. Foliage has been described as having an ocean-blue color to its needles, hence its cultivar name. Adapts well to poor soils, sandy soils, and salt.…
Shrub Indiana Native Juniperus horizontalis [Creeping Juniper] Widely adapted to soils and climates, as evidenced by its broad natural range. Tolerates slightly alkaline and heavy clay soils, but not wet soils. Young plants can be seriously injured by Phomopsis blight in some areas. Plants of all ages are susceptible to mite infestation.
