They can function as accent (specimen) plants, entrance trees, as informal groupings, visual barriers at boundaries or borders, and for windbreaks, between windows, at building corners, and as front door sentinels. Columnar varieties differ widely and have multiple uses depending on their shape, size, and texture. Junipers can also grow in a columnar or pyramidal form depending on the species and variety. Others are shrubby, with numerous branches extending up from the ground, such as Juniperus chinensis ‘Angelica Blue‘, and Juniperus horizontalis ‘Blue Forest.’ They add interest and fill the space in front of buildings as foundation plantings. Juniperus chinensis ‘Daub’s Frosted‘, and Juniperus communis ‘Greenmantle’, or Juni perus horizontalis ‘Pancake’ are good examples. Some lie flat on the ground with a number of branches spreading outward and are excellent as ground covers. Junipers come in a variety of shapes that can fulfill specific purposes in a landscape. Juniperus chinensis ‘Angelica Blue’ is the bluest of the low-growing, spreading Juniper shrubs, while Juniperus scopulorum ‘Blue Arrow’ is the bluest of the columnar trees. They are ideal for duplicating an Italian Cypress look, but will grow in colder climates. Others, such as the dark green Juniperus virginiana ‘Taylor,’ are tall and keep their narrow shape, even in maturity. The young Skyrocket trees stay narrow until approximately seven years old, but become slightly less narrow with age. Juniperus scopulorum ‘Skyrocket,’ for example, is the narrowest of the Junipers, and is very blue. Others delight with their diverse colors, shapes, heights, and textures. Many varieties are standard elements that are frequently planted in a landscape, such as Juniperus communis ‘Greenmantle,’ a prostrate, spreading Juniper, and Juniperus communis ‘Compressa,’ a conical, dwarf tree. GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.Junipers are a group of aromatic evergreen shrubs and trees in the Cypress family that are native worldwide in the northern hemisphere.FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground. STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently.EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.Pruning, if necessary, can be made in early spring or late summer. In fact it can take long periods of droughts and strong winds. Once established it needs no maintenance or watering. Junipers will grow in almost any reasonably drained soil of any pH. The whole plant has a typical fragrance, especially when you crush the foliage. It is often compared to another juniper variety called Skyrocket against which it has a big advantage – Blue Arrow has shorter branches that do not bend under the weight of fresh snow. This conifer has a truly slim, columnar habit and attractive blue-green to almost silvery blue colour. We concentrate on differences in varieties which bring extra features to our gardens.īlue Arrow juniper is as thin as a supermodel. It differs from other juniper species in certain aspects which are not important to know if you are not a botanist eager to learn every little detail. Rocky Mountains juniper comes from the USA and Canada where it makes large forests such as spruce in our climate. Apart from occasional watering in their first year they need nothing at all.
Junipers are extremely easy to grow evergreen conifers.
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