Description	The big brother to the more commonly planted Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper.
Pronunciation	(ju-NIP-er-us)(pro-KUM-benz)
Plant Type	All Plants, Shrubs Coniferous
Hardiness Zone	4-7
Sunlight	full
Moisture	average
Soil & Site	average
Fruit	glabose, fleshy cone
Leaves	spiny and pointed needles, mostly green, new growth tips bluish
Dimensions	12-24 inches high, 10 plus foot spread, forms a carpet with branches radiating out from the center
Maintenance	Itis difficult to properly prune ground cover Junipers. Most people just cut the ends and after a few years pointed stubbed branches form. Lift up the outside branches cutting the underneath branches and feather back the top branches to a crotch of a branch. This will develop into a much softer outside edge of the shrub. Also they will have branches that just seem to die for no apparent reason and these will need to be cut out using pruning shears
Native Site	Native to the mountains of Japan.
Cultivar Origin	Introduced in 1843.
Notes & Reference	#01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr)

Family: Cupressaceae

Scientific Name: Juniperus procumbens