Juniperus × pfitzeriana 'Pfitzeriana Aurea'
Golden Pfitzer Juniper

Juniperus × pfitzeriana ′Pfitzeriana Aurea′ - Bark
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Foliage Notes:
Yellow (New shoots are tinged with golden yellow); Green (Mature growth is bright green)
 Fruit Notes:
Blue;brown (Dioecious; female: whitish blue to brown cones; male: dark brown cones)
 Ultimate Height:
1.5-3 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
4.5-7.5 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. New growth droops slightly and is golden yellow. Branches come out at 30 degree angles ('Pfiteriana' branches come out at 45 degree angles).
  Special Characteristics:
  • Foliage Characteristics 52
  • Border 395
  • Foundation 202
  • Groundcover 59
  • Mass Plantings 288
  • Screen 190
  • Drought Tolerant 288
  • Pollution Tolerant 217
  • Tolerant of Poor Site Conditions 187
  • Notable Texture 282

    • Additional Information

    This popular cultivar is wide-spreading and moderately flat-topped with bright green mature foliage and attractive, slightly drooping golden yellow young shoots. 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.

    3 Juniperus × pfitzeriana 'Pfitzeriana Aurea' found

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    Number Accession ID Location
    12009_14254*APAO
    22013_00695*AHORTPARK
    32012_00464*APAO

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