Scientific Name:
Juniperus sabina
Pronunciation:
joo-NIP-ur-us say-BYE-nuh
Common Name:
tamarix juniper, savin juniper
Family Name:
Cupressaceae
Plant Type:
Conifer
Key ID Features:
Usually a low shrub (rarely a small tree); branches dense, usually prostrate, with upturned ends; foliage dark green with no purplish color in winter, unpleasant aroma when crushed; scale-like leaves opposite (4 ranked), ovate, 1-3mm long (full sun); awl-like leaves (shaded parts) in whorls, needle part about 4mm long, monoecious or more commonly dioecious - pollen cones catkin-like; seed cones berry-like on curved stalks, bluish-black, glaucous, globose or ovoid, 5-7mm wide, 4-6 scales; seeds 1-3 per cone, ovate, furrowed. Conifers.org
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Mounded, Oval - horizontal
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
1.5 - 2.0m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Summer dry
Landscape Uses:
Erosion control, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Winter interest (Caution: poisonous parts)
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars on campus include J. ‘Tam New Blue’. (outstanding blue-green foliage). Other popular cultivars include J.‘Tamariscifolia’.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Scale-like
Arrangement:
Opposite, Whorled, Imbricate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Rhomboidal
Apices:
Mucronate
Bases:
Decurrent
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
n/a (male cone)
Flower Morphology:
Dioecious plant
Colour (petals):
Male cone, No flowers, Yellow, Brown
Flower Time at Peak:
Mar, Apr
Fruit Type:
Cone (winged seeds)
Fruit Colour:
Green, Blue
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
Additional Info:
Showy
Bark Morphology:
Exfoliating
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Blight or needle cast, Mites, Root rot, Rust (Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
Specific Pests:
Course(s):
- AARB 1012
- HORT 1155
- Level 3 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (NRY) NuRserY : cv. Buffalo
- (ONE) Overpass North side East : 663, cv. Tam New Blue