Melinda Myers

Chinese Juniper

Botanical Name

Juniperus chinensis

Hardiness

Zones 4 to 9

Height

Up to 50 feet

Width

15 to 20 feet

Flowers

Often dioecious, some monoecious, not of ornamental value

Fruit

Round fleshy cones, whitish-blue with bloom, maturing to brown the second year

Light

Full sun

Soil

Well-drained to dry

Planting & Care

• Tolerates high pH, salt and clay soil
• Transplants easily

Problems

Phomopsis blight

Varieties

• Aurea - 1-3'x6-8', new growth is yellow
• Old Gold - bronze-gold foliage, 3x4'
• Maneyi - bluish green foliage, 6'x12'
• Sea Green - mint green foliage, 4-6'x6-8'