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Ornamental Plants plus Version 3.0 - 00000808
11/12/99

Juniperus squamata--Singleseed Juniper


Hardiness Zones: 4 to 7
Height: 5 ft Spread: 15 ft Form: conical
Type: narrow-leaved evergreen tree
Annual Growth Rate: less than 12 inches

Comments: Singleseed Juniper is usually present in
landscapes in the form of one of its cultivars. Like most
junipers it tolerates dry soils.

Cultivars:
'Blue Alps' - Upright, 6-foot plants have bluish foliage.
'Blue Carpet' - A low, spreading plant with silver-
blue foliage. One foot tall and more than 4 feet
wide.
'Blue Star' - A mounding cultivar with steel-blue
foliage. The plant will be 2 feet tall and 4 feet
wide (Vis. 1).
'Chinese Silver' - The bluish-green foliage has prominent
white stomata (Vis. 3).
'Holger' - A broad, spreading plant that will have a
height and width of 6 feet. The foliage (Vis. 2) is
bluish.
'Meyeri' - The needles are blue with white undersides.
The plant will have a height and width of about 5
feet.

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


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