Juniperus chinensis 'Arctic'
Arctic Chinese Juniper

 Plant Type:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Blue-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:
18-20 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
5-6 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.

Additional Information

'Arctic' is a cold hardy, low growing, and wide-spreading cultivar with blue-green needles. 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.

1 Juniperus chinensis 'Arctic' found

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12013_00696*AHORTPARK

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