Scientific Name:
Juniperus chinensis
Pronunciation:
joo-NIP-ur-us chye-NEN-siss
Common Name:
Chinese juniper
Family Name:
Cupressaceae
Plant Type:
Conifer
Key ID Features:
Leaves pungent, scale-like (mature foliage with cones) or awl-like (juvenile foliage without cones) and extent of each can vary with age and cultivar; awls can be needle-like, nearly lanceolate, (3-)6-12mm long x 0.8-1.5mm wide, apex sharply pointed; scale leaves forming 2 opposite pairs, rhomboid-ovate, 1.5-8mm long x 1mm wide, tips obtuse; pollen cones yellow, oblong-ellipsoid, 4-6mm long x 2-3mm wide, with 14-18 microsporophylls; seed cones on short stalks, globose, purple-black to purple-brown, glaucous, 4-12mm wide; seeds (1-)3(-4) per cone, ovoid, keeled, triangular in cross section, brown, 3-6mm long x 2-5mm wide. Conifers.org
Habit:
Irregular
Form:
Irregular
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
5 - 7m
Mature Spread:
3 - 4m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Attract birds, Specimen plant
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown or on campus include J. 'Kaizuka' (Hollywood juniper: upright, vase to irregular-shaped juniper; branches have twisted, wind swept look; leaves scale-like)
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Scale-like
Arrangement:
Opposite, Imbricate
Texture/Venation:
Prickly
Surfaces:
Colour in Summer:
Green, Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Acicular, Rhomboidal, Other
Apices:
Acuminate, Aristate, Obtuse, Subulate (awl-shaped)
Bases:
Decurrent
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
n/a (male cone)
Flower Morphology:
Dioecious plant
Colour (petals):
Male cone, No flowers, Green, Brown
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Fruit Type:
Cone (winged seeds)
Fruit Colour:
Blue, Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy, Persistent
Bark Morphology:
Exfoliating, Stringy, Multi-stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red, Brown
Propagation:
Cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Dieback, Mites, Root rot, Rust (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- CLT Training
- HORT 1155
Location(s):
- (ONW) Overpass North side West : 449, cv. Kaizuka