Botanical Name: Juniperus chinensis ‘Sea Green’
Common Name: Sea green juniper
Type of Plant: conifer: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape a fairly low, compact juniper - similar in overall size to J.c. 'Gold Coast' but tending to be more open with its slender tapered branchlets; has a somewhat arching pattern
Height 4' - 5'
Spread 4' - 5'
Growth Rate slow-moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors prefers full sun near the coast; can tolerate partial shade at hot inland locations
Soil tolerates most except wet, poorly-drained sites
Hardiness hardy (zones 1-24); thrives in cool-temperate regions of northwest
 
Morphology:
Leaves scales - rich, light green, fairly tiny and slightly pointed at tips; branchlets are more widely spaced than J.c. 'Gold Coast'
Flowers none
Fruit if present, a leathery blue-gray berry
 
Propagation:
hardwood cuttings in winter
 
Usage:
a medium-sized filler for temperate-climate theme gardens; valued for its bright green foliage and arching-spreading shape; interesting contrast to larger, bluer junipers such as Pfitzer or Hetz
 
Landscape Care:
Watering tolerates regular if drainage is good; thrives on an occasional deep soak
Fertilizing little required after establishment; a light application of balanced fertilizer in spring is adequate
Pruning none, except to selectively head back tallest or longest branchlets for a more compact form; do not shear
Pests/Diseases spider mite, twig borers, juniper blight
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: cultivar
Family: Cupressaceae

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