Description
These evergreen conifers feature leaves that can either be like needles or scales, looks beautiful.
| Sr | Item name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Juniper, Juniperous Erecta - Plant |
| 2 | 5 inch (13 cm) Grower Round Plastic Pot (Black) |
There are more than 170 cultivated varieties of juniper, including low-growing ground cover or edging plants, shrubs and trees. The shapes include narrow columns, tight pyramids, and rounded forms that spread as wide as their height or more.The fragrant foliage can be either needles or overlapping scales.
Some shrubs have both types of foliage because the leaves start out as needles and transition to scales as they mature.Juniper shrubs are either male or female. The male flowers provide the pollen for the female flowers, and once pollinated, the females produce berries or cones. One male shrub can provide pollen for several females.Plant Specifications
| Plant Height | 18 inch (46 cm) |
| Plant Spread | 5 inch (13 cm) |
| Common Name | Cedar, Juniperus communis, the common juniper |
| Maximum Reachable Height | 1.5 feet to 15 feet |
| Difficulty Level | easy |
Planting and care
Juniper care
Plant container-grown junipers any time of year. Shrubs with balled and burlaped roots are best planted in fall. Dig the planting hole as deep as the root ball and two to three times wider. Set the shrub in the hole so the soil line on the stem is even with the surrounding soil.
Backfill with the soil removed from the hole without amendments. Press down firmly as you fill the hole to remove air pockets. Water deeply after planting, and add additional soil if it settles into a depression.
| Sunlight | Full sun to partail shade. |
| Watering | Water young shrubs during dry spells for the first two yea Afterward, the shrub is drought tolerant and can make do with what nature provides. |
| Soil | Junipers grow in any type of soil as long as it is well-drained. |
| Temperature | They can be found in a wide range of temperatures, except for areas of extreme heat or cold. |
| Fertilizer | Fertilize the shrub with 10-10-10 fertilizer in spring of the year after planting and every other year thereafter. |
Juniper special feature
The care of juniper shrubbery is easy because they never need pruning to maintain their attractive shape and tolerate adverse conditions without complaint.
Juniper uses
Ornamental Use:
- Juniper shrubs provide the landscape with well defined structure and a fresh fragrance that few other shrubs can match
Medicinal Use:
- Juniper has medicinal value
- Juniper has been used to treat a very wide range of ailments
- If a major medicinal use could be identified, it would probably be its use as a tonic to maintain health
- Hundreds of years ago, Europeans added Juniper to gin, and made a liqueur called Junivere from the berries
- Many gins still have a minute amount of Juniper in it today
- Medicinally, Juniper has been used for:Used as a general tonic for healthAn antibiotic to treat wounds and soresTo avoid malariaKidney healthLiver healthUsed as a diureticGynecological healthInflammationsEasing childbirthMuscle spasms