Botanical Name: Juniperus procumbens
Common Name: Japanese garden juniper
Type of Plant: conifer: shrub

Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape Low, stiffly branching prickly juniper with blue-green color and feathery-looking foliage
Height to 3'
Spread 12 to 15'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun
Soil tolerates most any soil, but prefers good drainage
Hardiness hardy – all Zones
 
Morphology:
Leaves small blue-green needles to 1/8" long, densely set in 1/2" long branchlets – feels prickly to the touch
Flowers none
Fruit small cone to 1/4" diameter – glaucous
 
Propagation:
hardwood cuttings in winter
 
Usage:
groundcover for rock gardens, slopes, Oriental theme gardens – usually more suitable for large-scale plantings; use in mass plantings in temperate climate gardens
 
Landscape Care:
Watering tolerates most soil conditions and drought; avoid waterlogged conditions
Fertilizing slow-release at planting only
Pruning head back selectively to control size – do not shear
Pests/Diseases twig borer, juniper blight, spider mites
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Japan
Family: Cupressaceae

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