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Juniperus chinensis 'Blue and Gold'
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Common name:
Blue and Gold Chinese juniper
Family:
Cupressaceae (cypress family)
Synonym:
Juniperus × media 'Blue and Gold', Juniperus × pfitzeriana 'Blue and Gold'
Distribution:
Species native to e. Asia
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 4
Life form:
Evergreen shrub
Comments:
A strong-growing, vase-shaped evergreen shrub growing 8-10' tall and nearly as wide with intermixed blue and cream colored needles. Both colors darken considerably in the winter. This juniper is a female selection displaying good crops of waxy, blue, berrylike cones. Functions well as a foundation plant or for winter color in the shrub border.
Links:
American Conifer Society Database
Locations
1:
CON: CR12
(CR12)
• Accession: D1998-0387.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
LKV: CE15
(CE15)
• Accession: D1998-0387.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
3:
LKV: CE15
(CE15)
• Accession: D1998-0387.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual