| Description | All Gold Juniper (Juniperus rigid conferta) is a low-spreading evergreen plant with golden foliage that thrives in full sun. |
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| Pronunciation | (ju-NIP-er-us)(RIJ-i-da)(kon-FER-ta) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Coniferous |
| Hardiness Zone | (5) 6 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average, sandy, tolerates poorer soils |
| Leaves | chartreuse yellow to golden yellow, brightest in the spring, prickly dense awl-shaped foliage light bronze in winter |
| Stems | procumbent, spreading |
| Dimensions | over 8 feet by 6 inches (HS), low growing, spreading, procumbent |
| Maintenance | Pruning ground cover prostrate Junipers can be challenging. Most people tend to trim the ends, which results in pointed stubbed branches after a few years. To avoid this, you must lift the outside branches and cut the underneath branches. After that, feather back the top branches to the crotch of a branch. This method will create a much softer outside edge of the shrub. You may also notice some branches that die for no apparent reason. In such cases, you should use pruning shears to cut them out. Doing so will help to clean up the plant, allowing light to reach the shrub and promote new growth. Remember that Junipers are prickly, so wearing gloves and a long-sleeved shirt is advisable. |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Native Site | Species native to Japan and Sakhalin Island in Russia. Habitat sandy sea shores. |
| Cultivar Origin | A sport from Juniperus rigia supsp. conferta 'Blue Pacific' was discovered in a nursery in Australia. |
| Notes & Reference | #278-Oregon State University (landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu), #279-Junipers of the World (Dr. Robert P. Adams) |
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