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Pencil Point Juniper – 1 Gallon Pot

Original price was: $39.97.Current price is: $27.98.

SKU: D2LSC 0800823753 Category: NATIVE PLANTS

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Pencil Point Juniper

Juniperus communis ‘Compressa’

Other Names: Noah’s Ark juniper

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 2a-6b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Coniferous Evergreen Shrub

Height at Maturity: 5-6′, may only grow 2 to 3 feet or so in harsh cold climates

Width at Maturity: 1′ or so

Spacing: 10″ for solid hedges; 2’+ for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Upright Narrow Column

Growth Rate: Moderate to Fast

Flower Color: None

Flower Size: NA

Flowering Period: NA

Flower Type: NA

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Blue-Green to Silvery Blue taking on Copper-Bronze shades in winter

Fragrant Foliage: Yes

Berries: Yes

Berry Color: Blue to Dark Blue-Black, Edible

Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun; we suggest at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day

Water Needs: Average, Low when established

Soil Type: Clay (Amend heavy clay to ensure good drainage), Loam, Rocky, Sandy, Silty

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well Drained to Dry when established

Soil pH: 6.0 – 7.5 (Moderately Acid to Slightly Alkaline)

Maintenance / Care: Very Low

Attracts: Visual Attention

Resistances: Cold Temperatures (-50F), Deer – more info, Disease, Drought (when established), Dry Soil (when established), Heat

Description

Winner of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society, forming a pointed column 5 to 6 feet tall and only a foot wide when all grown up, the Pencil Point Juniper is the perfect vertical accent for a small garden space or as a centerpiece in containers. The dense pointed column is clothed in attractive blue-green needles that develop a copper-bronze tint during the winter. Easy to grow, extremely hardy and low-maintenance, the Pencil Point Juniper can handle temperatures to -50F and thrives in a variety of soil types including poor rocky soils. Hardy in USDA Zones 2a-6b.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing 4 to 6 feet tall and only 1 foot wide, the Pencil Point Juniper is a fine vertical accent and exclamation point in small garden spaces, home foundation plantings, miniature conifer gardens or containers. It can also be planted 2 feet or more apart in spaced groupings or as a narrow hedge. An excellent addition to Asian Gardens, Conifer Gardens, Rock Gardens, Xeriscape Gardens (Low Water Needs).

Suggested Spacing: 10 to 12 inches apart for a solid hedge; 2 feet or more apart for space between plants

Growing Preferences

The Pencil Point Juniper is easy to grow in most any moist but well-drained soil of average to low fertility, including poor rocky soils. It is very drought tolerant when established and prefers full sun to mostly sun. We suggest at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day. It is a very low maintenance plant with no pruning required to maintain its dense and narrow form.

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