Juniperus × pfitzeriana 'Pfitzeriana Nelson’s Compact'
Nelson's Compact Pfitzer Juniper

 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Dusty bluish-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:
3 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
5 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to soils, except those that are wet
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Adult leaves (0.06" long) are 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"). Awl leaves are spreading in whorls of 3 or opposite, with green midrib and 2 glaucous bands above, ending in a spiny point.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Border 395
  • Foundation 202
  • Hedge 277
  • Rock Garden 56
  • Drought Tolerant 289
  • Pollution Tolerant 217
  • Tolerant of Poor Site Conditions 187
  • Notable Texture 282

    • Additional Information

    This slow-growing cultivar is compact with bluish-green foliage that has a whitish-cast. 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.

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