Taxon

Juniperus chinensis 'Blue and Gold'

 
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Juniperus chinensis 'Blue and Gold' - Blue and Gold Chinese juniper
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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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