| Description | A low growing ground cover type Juniper with green foliage. |
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| Pronunciation | (ju-NIP-er-us) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Coniferous |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-4 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, drought tolerant once established |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | not of ornamental value |
| Leaves | dark green, soft feathery |
| Stems | procumbent |
| Dimensions | 10-12 inches high by 6-8 feet spread |
| 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 | Species native to central and southern Europe |
| Cultivar Origin | Originated from Russian seed, introduced by Monrovia Nursery, USA |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #201-Conifers The Illustrated Encyclopedia (D.M. van Gelderen) |
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