| General Description | Usually used for mass plantings, hedges/screening and accent to the landscape. It usually grows to about 4-6 m in height and 1.8-2.5 m in spread. |
| ID Characteristic | A medium sized shrub with a natural pyramidal form, blueish-grey foliage and peeling grey bark. It is low-growing shrub 4-6 m in height and 1.8-2.5 m in spread |
| Shape | Medium size and has a natural low pyramidal form. |
| Landscape | Commonly used for privacy screening, informal hedges, vertical accent, attractive foliage, foundation and accent to the landscape. |
| Propagation | Cannot be propagated by seed, softwood cuttings are used in the summer months and ripe-wood cuttings in the autumn months. Most cuttings are grafted onto seedlings. The upper part (scion) of one plant grows on the root system (rootstock) of another plant. |
| Cultivation | Grows best in moist, well-drained, organic soils in full sun or partial sun. It is tolerant of slightly alkaline soils, does well when pruned. |
| Pests | Susceptible to aphids, beetle borers and spider mites. It is also affected by rust and root rot. Aphids: to control them use the garlic spray, In early stages, dislodge them with a blast of water. |
| Notable Specimens | Niagara Parks Botanical Garden, Niagara, Ontario. Notre Dame Secondary School, Burlington, Ontario. |
| Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description | This shrub has rough textured, peeling grey bark. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | The buds are small, green, oval-shaped and are scattered throught the termini on the stem. |
| Leaf Description | The leaves for this shrub are very small, scale-like with blueish-grey foliage closely pressed against the shoot. Leaves are arranged in opposite pairs. |
| Flower Description | Dioecious; both male and female flowers are small (30 mm) and form at branch tips. Males flowers are oblong and females nearly round. Males are yellow, females are a green/yellow colour. |
| Fruit Description | The fruit is a small, berry-like spherical cone about 6-9 mm in diameter, dark blue with a pale blue wax coating.
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| Colour Description | Noticeable bluish-grey foliage, dark blue berries with a pale blue waxy coating, male flowers are yellow, female flowers are a yellow/green colour and has grey, rough textured bark. |
| Texture Description | The leaves on this shrub are scale-like with medium textures all year round and the bark is rough and peeling. |