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Juniperus rigida conferta (Shore Juniper)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Juniperus conferta (shore juniper) is a species of juniper, native to Japan, where it grows on sand dunes. Conferta is derived from Latin. "Con" meaning together and "ferta" meaning strong. It forms a wonderful cover and it has a fresh green colour which is reminiscent of lawn. The foliage is very prickly, a common characteristic of many junipers. Most are pretty tolerant with soils, but they dislike a wet environment. Many will take quite alkaline conditions too. It is also often grown as bonsai. \n* Juniperus conferta"Sunsplash" \n* Juniperus conferta"Blue Pacific" \n* Silver Mist
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Attributes

Bloom Period [1]  Late Spring
Drought Tolerance [1]  Medium
Edible [2]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Fire Tolerance [1]  Low
Flower Type [2]  Dioecious
Frost Free Days [1]  4 months 10 days
Fruit/Seed Abundance [1]  Medium
Fruit/Seed Begin [1]  Summer
Fruit/Seed End [1]  Fall
Growth Form [1]  Thicket Forming
Growth Period [1]  Spring, Summer
Growth Rate [1]  Moderate
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Pollinators [2]  Wind
Propagation [1]  Bare Root, Container, Cutting
Root Depth [1]  14 inches (36 cm)
Seed Spread Rate [1]  None
Seed Vigor [1]  Low
Seeds Per [1]  30000 / lb (66139 / kg)
Shape/Orientation [1]  Prostrate
Structure [2]  Shrub
Usage [2]  A good low ground cover; Plants should be spaced about 90cm apart each way;
Vegetative Spread Rate [1]  None
Flower Color [1]  White
Foliage Color [1]  Gray-Green
Fruit Color [1]  Black
Height [2]  6 inches (0.15 m)
Width [2]  6.56 feet (2 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 5 Low Temperature: -20 F° (-28.9 C°) → -10 F° (-23.3 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Full Sun
Soil Acidity [1]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [1]  Intermediate
Water Use [1]  Moderate
Screening - Summer [1]  Dense
Screening - Winter [1]  Dense
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External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0