Profile
Chinese Juniper
Juniperus chinensis
Evergreen Shrub
Height |
1 - 10 (feet) |
|---|---|
Spread |
2 - 15 (feet) |
Distinctions |
Species is a columnar tree, 50'-60', but seldom grown. There are dozens of cultivars in variety of sizes, forms, and colors. |
Limitations |
Plant in full sun; needs well-drained soil. |
Hardiness |
SC, SE (Zone 4) |
Origin |
China, Mongolia, Japan. |
Cultivars |
Aurea’ Upright with golden foliage; mixture of needle and scale-type foliage.; ‘Pfitzeriana’ Pfitzer juniper; a flat-topped, wide, vase-shaped shrub; grows to 5' tall spreading to 7' wide; hardy to -25ºF; hardy in SC, SE.; var. sargentii Sargent Juniper; low growing, wide spreading groundcover; 18"-2' tall, spreading 7’-9' wide; form somewhat starfish-like when young; blue-green, scale-like foliage; salt tolerant; may winter burn in exposed, windy sites; needs drainage, plant on a slope; hardy in SC and SE. |
