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Blue Star juniper

Scientific name: Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star'
Taxonomy
Family:Cupressaceae
Type:Evergreen shrubs
Native:NO
Plant Requirements
Zone:5 to 8
Sun:Full to partial sun
Moisture:Dry
Plant Characteristics
Height:3 ft
Width:5 ft
Additional Characteristics
Trees


Fruit

Leaves


Bark
Wildlife value

Poisonous
Description Introduced to the ornamental trade in 1964 from Holland, Blue Star juniper has gone on to become a very popular foundation shrub with it’s rich blue needles, compact size and dense growth.

  Morphology:
This evergreen coniferous shrub typically grows 3’ tall and can spread out to 5’ in width, forming an un-even mounding shape. It bears steel blue, awl-shaped foliage year round with a notable white line on top. Leaves are short (less than ½”) in length and are densely arranged in whorls of 3.

  Adaptation:
This hardy juniper variant is adaptable to most well-drained soil types in the Pacific Northwest. After a year of establishment it is considered to be drought tolerant.

  Pests:
Largely pest free if planted on a well-drained site.

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