Juniperus chinensis 'Nick’s Compact'
Nick's Compact Chinese Juniper

 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Yellow (Yellow-brown to orange-yellow, start to show color in March)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Green to blue-green to grayish green evergreen foliage; both needle-like and scale-like)
 Fruit Notes:
Blue;brown (;Dioecious; female: whitish blue to brown cones; male:dark brown cones)
 Ultimate Height:
2-4 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
3-6 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to soils, except poorly-drained
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Adult leaves are needle/scale-like, rhombic, very stiff, and typically 4-ranked in opposite pairs. Adult abaxial leaf surface has a paler margin, and a small glandular depression. Juvenile growth always produces awl-like leaves (0.3-0.5"), spreading in whorls of 3 or opposite, with green midrib and 2 glaucous bands above, ending in a spiny point.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Border 378
  • Screen 179
  • Specimen 612
  • Drought Tolerant 280
  • Pollution Tolerant 217
  • Tolerant of Poor Site Conditions 186
  • Notable Texture 278

    • Additional Information

    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.

    8 Juniperus chinensis 'Nick’s Compact' found

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    Number Accession ID Location
    12016_00080*ALYLE
    22016_00079*ALYLE
    32018_00735*APGH
    42016_00079*BLYLE
    52016_00303*ADRUG
    62018_00725*APGH
    72018_00725*BPGH
    82018_00736*APGH

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