Juniperus rigida

• BOTANICAL NAME: Juniperus rigida
• PRONUNCIATION: ju-NIP-er-us RIG-i-da
• COMMON NAME: Stiff-leaved Juniper
• FAMILY: Cupressaceae
• NATIVITY: Korea, China.
• GROWTH HABIT: Broadly conical and rather open. Usually somewhat pendulous.
• SIZE: 20'.
• HARDINESS: Zone 6 - 8.
• CULTURE: Sun, in well-drained soils. Will tolerate hot, dry landscape conditions.
• LANDSCAPE USE: A unique plant for limited specimen use. The plant is too open and thin to function as a screen.
• FOLIAGE: Whorled in 3's, 1/2 - 1" long. Leaves are all awl type of foliage. Leaves are sharp pointed and grooved on upper surface.
• BUDS:
• BARK: Reddish brown to yellowish brown.
• FRUIT: Fleshy, globose cone 1/3" in diameter. Bluish-black in color.
• PROPAGATION: Seed, cuttings.
• PESTS: None serious.
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