Botanical Name: Juniperus chinensis 'Pfitzeriana Aurea'
Common Name: Golden Pfitzer juniper
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape spreading, angular shrub with arching branches, and a loose, slightly weeping golden canopy
Height 5-6'
Spread 10-12'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoor full sun
Soil prefers well-drained soils
Hardiness hardy (all zones)
 
Morphology:
Leaves tiny overlapping scales, golden to green terminal branches, distinctly yellow branches angular, weeping
Flowers none
Fruit none
 
Propagation:
hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
screen, background planting, barrier, good for golden color to contrast with darker foliage; good in low maintenance areas
 
Landscape Care:
Watering prefers deep, fairly infrequent waterings
Fertilizing organic fertilizer in fall when young
Pruning none – or thin slightly to enhance branch structure
Pests/Diseases spider mites, juniper blight, root rot
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: East Asia
Family: Cupressaceae

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