Hughes Trailing Juniper
Tagged as: Low Growing Evergreens
Botanical Name: Juniperus horizontalis 'Hughes'
Common Name: Hughes Trailing Juniper
Updated 4/2013
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Height: 1-1 ½' Spread: 6-8' Habit/Form: Low, spreading Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 3-9
Cultural Requirements: Best in dry, well-drained soil in full sun. Established plants withstand drought and wind. Salt-tolerant. Resistant to most pests (including deer) and to cedar rust. Susceptible to juniper twig-blight diseases that can cause branch die-back, but more resistant than most other varieties of J. horizontalis. Bagworm can be a problem.
Ornamental Characteristics: A low, spreading evergreen shrub with prickly, silvery-green foliage (needle-like and/or scale-like). Male plants produce small, inconspicuous cones resembling catkins that produce pollen. Female plants produce berry-shaped cones that, if pollinated, ripen to a bluish color. Nurseries often do not sell these shrubs with the gender known.
Uses in the Landscape: Use as a year-round ground cover, in foundation plantings, on slopes, or trailing over ledges.
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