Botanical Name: Juniperus procumbens ‘Nana’
Common Name: Dwarf Japanese garden juniper
Type of Plant: conifer: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape spreading, carpet-like juniper with spreading, curving branches and a creeping, mounding habit
Height to 12'
Spread 4-6'
Growth Rate slow-moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun
Soil tolerates any well-drained soil
Hardiness hardy (all zones)
 
Morphology:
Leaves tiny overlapping scales forming blue-green branchlets to 1/2" long, very dense on stems
Flowers none
Fruit none
 
Propagation:
semihardwood or hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
excellent in rock gardens, good as a border plant, facer plant around masonry, as a parkway plant, on mounds, etc.; sometimes used as bonsai specimen
 
Landscape Care:
Watering keep fairly dry, away from wet lawn areas; drought tolerant when established
Fertilizing balanced, slow release every 2-3 years
Pruning none
Pests/Diseases juniper blight, red spider mite, twig borers
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Japan/Asia
Family: Cupressaceae

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