Juniperus chinensis var. procumbens
Japanese Garden Juniper

Previously known as:  Juniperus procumbens
Juniperus procumbens - Shrub Habit
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Bluish green or gray green evergreen foliage)
 Fruit Notes:
Blue (Cones; not generally seen in cultivation)
 Ultimate Height:
2 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
15 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to soils, even calcareous soils
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Needles (0.3" long) in whorls of 3, linear lanceolate, spiny pointed, glaucous with a green midrib toward apex on top (adaxial) surface. Lower surface (abaxial) bluish has 2 white spots near base below from which 2 glaucous lines run down the edges of the pulvini. Branch tips ascend 20-30 degrees from the ground.
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  Special Characteristics:
  • Drought Tolerant 296
  • Pest and/or Disease Resistant 96
  • Pollution Tolerant 217
  • Tolerant of Poor Site Conditions 192
  • Foundation 202
  • Groundcover 62
  • Mass Plantings 294
  • Specimen 630

    • Additional Information

    Tolerates calcareous soils. Can be pruned to maintain size. Plants can be injured by Phomopsis blight in some areas.

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