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| Description | A low growing wide spreading shrub that grows best in the full sun. |
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| Pronunciation | (ju-NIP-er-us)(pro-KUM-benz) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Coniferous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, once establish tolerates hot dry conditions |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | not ornamental |
| Leaves | spiny and pointed, mostly green but the new growth and tips are bluish |
| Dimensions | Less than 10" high, reported to spread over 12 feet, forms a carpet with branches radiating out from the center. |
| Maintenance | It is 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 |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Native Site | Japan |
| Misc Facts | The species J. procumbens is native to Japan. The cultivar "nana" is a more compact version of the species. |
| Author's Notes | I have used this Juniper in gardens and has proven to be very hardy to me. I like how the branches radiate from the center. Good for cascading over walls. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr) |
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