Botanical Name: Juniperus chinensis ‘Gold Coast’
Common Name: Gold Coast Juniper
Type of Plant: conifer: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape upright, dense with spreading branch tips forming a rather blocky canopy - tips of branches nearly horizontal, tinged with golden yellow
Height 3-4'
Spread 4-5'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors prefers full sun, tolerates partial
Soil prefers a well-drained soil
Hardiness hardy, does poorly in desert (all zones)
 
Morphology:
Leaves scales, green, slightly yellowish toward branch tips - not prickly to the touch
Flowers none
Fruit none
 
Propagation:
semi-hardwood or hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
good filler for foliage color and texture - mass plantings, woodsy or informal landscapes; compact size fits well with small scale landscapes
 
Landscape Care:
Watering prefers regular, tolerates occasional watering when established
Fertilizing balanced, or organic fertilizer in spring
Pruning selectively tip back wayward branch growth
Pests/Diseases scale, spider mites
Special Conditions/Other use slow release fertilizer for best results
 
Origin: cultivar
Family: Cupressaceae

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