Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii, 2018 photo
"Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii, 2018 photo, Chinese Juniper, , USDA Hardiness Zone 4, blue-green needles, Michigan Bloom Month --, In Garden Bed R1 Y1 for 21.3 YEARS (Big ). Planted in 1997.
Native to the Kurile Islands, Northern Japan and NE China. Creeping conifer 1-2’ tall and 8-10’ wide. Erect stems grow from prostrate branches. Aromatic, scale-like, blue-green leaves and needle-like young leaves in whorls of three. Pollinated female plants produce fleshy seed cones (bluish-black berries). Moved one from Y1 to R1 ~2010. Culled one from Y1, 2017.
Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii, 2018 photo
"Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii, 2018 photo, Chinese Juniper, , USDA Hardiness Zone 4, blue-green needles, Michigan Bloom Month --, In Garden Bed R1 Y1 for 21.3 YEARS (Big ). Planted in 1997.
Native to the Kurile Islands, Northern Japan and NE China. Creeping conifer 1-2’ tall and 8-10’ wide. Erect stems grow from prostrate branches. Aromatic, scale-like, blue-green leaves and needle-like young leaves in whorls of three. Pollinated female plants produce fleshy seed cones (bluish-black berries). Moved one from Y1 to R1 ~2010. Culled one from Y1, 2017.