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Juniperus - Junipers

Prized for their ornamental qualities and undemanding cultivation, Juniperus (Juniper) are evergreen shrubs or trees with aromatic, scale-like, or sharply pointed needle-like foliage. Whether blue, green, or gold, the evergreen foliage brings year-round color and texture to the garden. Some Junipers make terrific creeping groundcovers, others are shrubby or upright in habit and make handsome specimen plants, not to forget the tall columnar trees that form a splendid exclamation point in the landscape. Full sun lovers, Junipers are not finicky about soil conditions as long they are well-drained. Drought resistant, poor soil tolerant, deer seldom browse them.

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Juniperus × pfitzeriana 'Hetzii' (Chinese Juniper)

Quite popular, Juniperus × pfitzeriana 'Hetzii' (Chinese Juniper) is a vigorous, spreading, evergreen shrub with vase-shaped, ascending branches clothed in silvery blue-green scale-like foliage that gives it a smooth touch. The foliage usually retains good color in winter.

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Juniperus × pfitzeriana 'Old Gold' (Chinese Juniper)

Regarded as one of the best golden spreaders, Juniperus × pfitzeriana 'Old Gold' (Chinese Juniper) is a compact, evergreen shrub of graceful habit with ascending branches clothed with deep bronze-gold foliage which retains its great color all year round. The soft, thin, scale-like leaves are bright golden yellow color on the tips of the new growth. Valued for its decorative effect, this small Juniper makes a wonderful specimen plant, ground cover or a low hedge.

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Juniperus × pfitzeriana 'Saybrook Gold' (Chinese Juniper)

Attractive year-round, Juniperus × pfitzeriana 'Saybrook Gold' (Chinese Juniper) is a low-growing, evergreen shrub of spreading habit with gracefully arching branches clothed with needle-like, bright golden yellow foliage. The foliage becomes bronze-yellow in winter. The new growth is soft to the touch, while the older growth is quite prickly. Valued for its decorative effect, this small Juniper makes a wonderful specimen plant, ground cover, or a low hedge.

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Juniperus × pfitzeriana 'Sea Green' (Chinese Juniper)

Juniperus × pfitzeriana 'Sea Green' (Chinese Juniper) is a compact, evergreen shrub of graceful, fountain-like habit with arching branches clothed with dark mint green foliage which turns even darker in winter. Valued for its decorative effect throughout the year, this small Juniper makes a wonderful specimen plant or a low hedge.

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Juniperus chinensis 'Spartan' (Chinese Juniper)

Architectural, Juniperus chinensis 'Spartan' (Chinese Juniper) is a narrow, pyramidal to columnar, evergreen tree forming a handsome exclamation point in the landscape. Fast-growing, its dense and erect branches bear scale-like, dark green foliage. Ideal for providing year-round structure, it makes a wonderful specimen plant and adds accent vertical lines to the landscape. Perfect for hedges and windbreaks.

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Juniperus chinensis 'Stricta' (Chinese Juniper)

Compact and slow-growing, Juniperus chinensis 'Stricta' (Chinese Juniper) is a narrow, pyramidal, evergreen shrub resembling the Italian cypress with its branches ascending to a point. Tightly branched, its soft, blue-green foliage is quite ravishing. Ideal for providing year-round structure, it makes a wonderful specimen plant and adds accent vertical lines to the landscape. The dense foliage makes it perfect for hedges and windbreaks too. A good choice for narrow spaces in need of a pointedly upright evergreen shrub.

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Juniperus communis 'Compressa' (Common Juniper)

Juniperus communis 'Compressa' (Common Juniper) is a dwarf, upright, cone-shaped, evergreen shrub forming a splendid exclamation point in the landscape. Quite prickly to the touch, the foliage of tightly packed, blue-green needles takes on copper-bronze shades in winter. Slow-growing, this columnar Juniper makes a wonderful specimen plant and is an excellent addition to the mixed border. Equally ideal for providing year-round structure in seasonal containers

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Juniperus communis 'Gold Cone' (Common Juniper)

Juniperus communis 'Gold Cone' (Common Juniper) is an upright, narrow, columnar, evergreen shrub forming a splendid exclamation point in the landscape. Emerging bright gold in spring, the foliage of tightly packed needles retains its warm color in summer and fall, before changing to blue-green in winter. Slow-growing, this upright Juniper makes a wonderful specimen plant and is an excellent addition to the mixed border.

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Juniperus communis 'Green Carpet' (Common Juniper)

Tidy and compact, Juniperus communis 'Green Carpet' (Common Juniper) is a slow-growing, prostate, evergreen shrub forming a lovely dense carpet. Its spring foliage of bright green, needle-like leaves turns dark green as it matures. Extremely hardy and adaptable

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Juniperus communis 'Hibernica' (Irish Juniper)

Highly popular, Juniperus communis 'Hibernica' (Irish Juniper) is a large, pillar-shaped evergreen shrub forming a splendid exclamation point in the landscape. Its dense and compact erect branches bear short, prickly, pale green needles adorned with a silver band, creating a lovely blue-green effect. They grow upwards and do not bend under a heavy snowfall. Introduced in 1838, this heirloom cultivar is ideal for providing year-round structure.

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Juniperus communis 'Repanda' (Common Juniper)

Juniperus communis 'Repanda' (Common Juniper) is a dense, prostrate, evergreen shrub forming a lovely, uniform carpet. The foliage has a different texture than other junipers giving it a unique look. The branches are thin, nodding at their tips, densely arranged and covered with soft, narrow, dark green needles adorned with white bands. The foliage turns a bronze color in winter. It produces green berries that turn blue or black at maturity.

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Juniperus communis 'Suecica Aurea' (Swedish Juniper)

Juniperus communis 'Suecica Aurea' (Swedish Juniper) is a narrow, pillar-shaped evergreen shrub forming a splendid exclamation point in the landscape. Its dense and compact erect branches bear short, prickly, bright golden needles in summer, changing to a greenish gold as the season progresses.

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Juniperus communis (Common Juniper)

Possibly the most widely distributed tree in the world, Juniperus communis (Common Juniper) is an evergreen shrub or columnar tree. In North America, it most often grows as a low mat-forming shrub reaching up to 5 ft. in height (150 cm) and 7-13 ft. across (210-390 cm). In parts of New England, Common Juniper occasionally grows up to 25 ft. (750 cm) in height, and it is commonly a tree in Europe.

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Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Chip' (Creeping Juniper)

Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Chip' (Creeping Juniper) is a sprawling, prostrate, evergreen shrub forming a splendid mounded carpet of soft and feathery bright silver blue needles year-around.

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Juniperus horizontalis 'Golden Carpet' (Creeping Juniper)

Providing a bright splash of color all year round, Juniperus horizontalis 'Golden Carpet' (Creeping Juniper) is a low, spreading evergreen shrub with brilliant golden foliage that does not burn in full sun. In winter, the foliage turns deep gold and salmon-orange with green undertones.

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