Botanical Name: Juniperus sabina 'Tamariscifolia'
Common Name: Tamarix juniper
Type of Plant: conifer: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape a low, wide-spreading juniper, with branches forming a compact, mounded form; the tips of branchlets are rather pointed, arise in a distinctive 'V' pattern; has characteristic arching, curving branch pattern
Height 18-24"(36")
Spread 3-6' (10')
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors prefers full sun, tolerates partial sun at warm inland
Soil well draining loam; tolerates most except wet adobe soils
Hardiness hardy (all zones): tolerates desert heat if amply watered
 
Morphology:
Leaves scales; tiny, blue-grayish green, overlapping on the stem
Flowers none
Fruit none
 
Propagation:
semi-hardwood/hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
widely used as a facer or low filler, for its foliage color and fine texture; mass plantings or large scale ground cover or slope planting; best suited for informal landscapes
 
Landscape Care:
Watering moderate; avoid excessive watering; becomes somewhat drought-tolerant after established
Fertilizing balanced, in spring; avoid excess high-nitrogen fertilizer
Pruning none required; selectively tip back to maintain size
Pests/Diseases spider mite, juniper blight, tip moth
Special Conditions/Other the most widely planted juniper in Southern California.
 
Origin: cultivar
Family: Cupressaceae

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