Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii 23W7 Sargent Juniper Y1-
Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii 23W7 Sargent Juniper Y1- (Asian Native) Intermediate Sargent Juniper, Size at 10 years: 1.5x10ft., blue-green needles, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, Michigan Bloom Month -, In Garden Bed Y1 for 25.8 YEARS (Big). Planted in 1997.
Missouri Botanical Garden: Var. sargentii, commonly called Sargent juniper, is native to the Kurile Islands, Northern Japan and northeastern China. It is a creeping shrub that typically grows to 1-2' tall and spreads to 8-10' wide. Erect stems grow from prostrate branches. Aromatic, scale-like (adult), blue-green leaves and needle-like (juvenile) young leaves in whorls of three. Pollinated female plants produce fleshy seed cones (bluish-black berries). Synonymous with Juniperus sargentii.
Big Box item. Moved one from Y1 to R1 ~2010. Culled one from Y1, 2017. Bottom trimmed.
Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2014, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23:
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Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii 23W7 Sargent Juniper Y1-
Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii 23W7 Sargent Juniper Y1- (Asian Native) Intermediate Sargent Juniper, Size at 10 years: 1.5x10ft., blue-green needles, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, Michigan Bloom Month -, In Garden Bed Y1 for 25.8 YEARS (Big). Planted in 1997.
Missouri Botanical Garden: Var. sargentii, commonly called Sargent juniper, is native to the Kurile Islands, Northern Japan and northeastern China. It is a creeping shrub that typically grows to 1-2' tall and spreads to 8-10' wide. Erect stems grow from prostrate branches. Aromatic, scale-like (adult), blue-green leaves and needle-like (juvenile) young leaves in whorls of three. Pollinated female plants produce fleshy seed cones (bluish-black berries). Synonymous with Juniperus sargentii.
Big Box item. Moved one from Y1 to R1 ~2010. Culled one from Y1, 2017. Bottom trimmed.
Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2014, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23:
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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #groundcover, #Conifer, #T2J, #Juniperus, #JuniperusChinensis, #ChineseJuniper, #groundcover, #SargentJuniper, #, #23W7