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Ornamental Plants plus Version 3.0 - 00000806
11/12/99

Juniperus sabina--Savin Juniper


Hardiness Zones: 3 to 7
Height: 5 ft Spread: 8 ft Form: (Vis. 5) spreading
Type: narrow-leaved evergreen shrub
Annual Growth Rate: less than 12 inches

Comments: Sabin Juniper can be used on poor sites or in
urban settings. This species is usually seen in the form
of one of its cultivars when used in landscapes. Consider
Sabin Juniper for colder, northern climates.

Cultivars:
'Arcadia' - Good for foundations or mass planting with
an 18 inch height and a spread of about 5 feet.
'Blue Danube' - A semi-upright with a height of about
30 inches and spread of about 5 feet (Vis. 1). The
foliage is bluish-green.
'Blue Forest' - A slow growing cultivar only 1 foot
tall. The ends of the branches are vertical.
'Broadmoor' - A 1-foot tall plant with a mounding habit
and a spread of about 5 feet (Vis. 4).
'Buffalo' - A low, spreading form with bright green
foliage.
'Mini Arcade' - Lower and more spreading than 'Arcadia'
with soft, green foliage.
'Monna' (Calgary Carpet TM) - A low plant, only 10
inches tall and spreading 6 feet. The foliage is
green.
'Monard' (Moor-Dense TM) - A denser form of 'Broadmoor'
that is about a foot tall and 6 feet wide.
'Pepin' - Blue-green foliage on a plant about 3 feet
tall and 5 feet wide. Reported as more resistant to
blight.
'Sierra Spreader' - A plant only 6 inches tall will
spread 7 feet.
'Skandia' - An 18-inch tall plant spreading only about
3 feet. The foliage is bright green and feathery.
var. tamariscifolia - A fast-growing plant with a
height of 1 foot and spread of up to 10 feet (Vis. 3).
The foliage is dark green.
var. tamariscifolia 'New Blue' - Bluish foliage on a
plant 2 feet tall and 10 feet wide (Vis. 2).

References for Cultivars: Bailey Nurseries 1999, Lake
County Nursery 1999, Weston Nurseries 1999, Monrovia
Nursery Company 1997, Ray Wiegand's Nursery 1999, Sheridan
Nurseries 1999, Studebaker Nurseries 1999, Berryhill
Nurseries 1999, Scarff's Nursery 1999, Gee Farms 1999,
Midwest Groundcovers 1999, Willoway Nurseries 1999.


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