How to tend a Juniperus communis

Also known as: Juniperus uralensis Beissn., Juniperus withmanniana Carrière, Juniperus reflexa Gordon, Juniperus saxatilis Lindl. & Gordon, Juniperus dealbata Loudon, Juniperus communis f. crispa Browicz & Ziel., Juniperus compressa Carrière, Juniperus cracovia K.Koch, Juniperus fastigiata Knight, Juniperus borealis Salisb., Juniperus argaea Balansa ex Parl., Juniperus microphylla Antoine, Juniperus hibernica Lodd. ex Loudon, Juniperus hispanica Booth ex Endl., Juniperus interrupta H.L.Wendl. ex Endl., Juniperus kanitzii Csató, Juniperus albanica Pénzes ex Carrière, Juniperus communis var. erecta Pursh, Sabina dealbata (Loudon) Antoine, Juniperus communis var. suecica (Mill.) Aiton, Juniperus communis var. arborescens Gaudin, Juniperus communis var. oblonga Loudon, Juniperus communis var. hispanica Endl., Juniperus communis var. stricta Carrière, Juniperus communis var. fastigiata Parl., Juniperus vulgaris Bubani, Juniperus communis var. brevifolia Sanio, Juniperus communis subsp. brevifolia (Sanio) Pénzes, Juniperus communis subsp. cupressiformis Vict. & Sennen ex Pénzes, Juniperus communis subsp. pannonica Pénzes, Juniperus communis var. oblonga-pendula Loudon, Juniperus communis f. oblonga-pendula (Loudon) Beissn., Juniperus communis var. pendula Carrière, Juniperus communis var. pendula-aurea Sénécl., Juniperus communis f. pendulina Kuphaldt, Juniperus communis f. pungens Velen., Juniperus communis var. variegata-aurea Carrière, Juniperus communis var. aurea G.Nicholson, Juniperus communis f. aurea (G.Nicholson) Rehder, Juniperus communis f. suecica (Mill.) Beissn., Juniperus communis f. stricta (Carrière) Rehder, Juniperus communis f. pendula (Carrière) Formánek, Juniperus communis var. reflexa Parl., Juniperus communis var. pendens Sudw., Juniperus oblonga-pendula (Loudon) Van Geert ex K.Koch, Juniperus communis var. compressa Carrière, Juniperus communis f. compressa (Carrière) Rehder, Juniperus communis var. montana Neilr., Juniperus communis var. vulgaris Aiton

Watering

Resistant to drought, water thoroughly after soil surface dries, avoid saturated water

Sunlight

Like sunshine, grows in sunny places

Soil

Calcareous soil with loose texture or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly

Pruning

Remove dead, rotten, diseased leaves and the parts that may affect the good appearance

About this plant

Origin
China
Category
Cupressaceae, Juniperus
Size
Diameter ≥ 15 cm, height ≥ 25 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period March-May, fruiting period October-November in the next year
Flower colors
Leaf color green, fruit color blue black
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