General Description | Juniperus procumbens 'Nana' is a cascading woody evergreen shrub. |
ID Characteristic | Metallic blue-green needles are sharply pointed and arranged in whorls of three. |
Landscape | Can be trained as a bonsai plant. Also makes a good ground cover. |
Propagation | From cuttings rooted under mist. |
Cultivation | Grow in full sun where the soil is well drained. |
Pests | Phomopsis twig blight can be problematic. |
Notable Specimens | The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. |
Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
Bark/Stem Description | Brown in colour with little aesthetic value because it is hidden by the needles. |
Leaf Description | Needle-like, 1 - 1.5 ⨉ 6 - 8 mm, in groups of 3. |
Flower Description | Violet and very delicate. |
Fruit Description | Cones are subglobose, 8 - 9 mm in diameter, dark black-brown with a pale blue-white, waxy bloom, usually containing two or three seeds. Rarely found on cultivated plants. |
Colour Description | Blue-green to grey-green. The bark is dark brown in colour, more blue in the winter and autumn. |
Texture Description | Medium to fine. |