| Juniperus Cupressacea Juniper |
| Description: Junipers are numbered in legions. There are about 60 species of these evergreen shrub and trees. Junipers are evergreen coniferous ranging in size and growth habits. Shrubs can be bushy and dense while prostrate alpines spread out in an abundance of ground cover. Trees can be columnar to conical. |
J. chinensis (Chinese juniper) |
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| Foliage: Usually pointed "awl-like" juvenile plant leaves ( actually much more like drawing pens) changing to scalelike and crowded clinging closely to the stem in most adult plants. Color ranges from green and yellow to steel blue and gray. |
| Misc. info: The excellent ground covers come from prostrate varieties |
Height: same as species |
Spread: as species |
Zone: 2-9 |
| Site: Most suitable for alkaline soils although very adaptable to most soil and situations. |
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