| General Description | Juniperus chinensis 'Blaauw' is a woody evergreen shrub with blue-green foliage and small, berry-like fruit on female plants that ripens from a whitish-blue to dark brown. |
| ID Characteristic | Erect with pronounced ascending branches forming stacked "V" shapes. Deep blue-green foliage, rough but not prickly to the touch, scale-like when the plant gets older. |
| Shape | Erect overall with ascending, "V" shaped branches. |
| Landscape | This juniper has a unique shape that makes it a pleasant corner plant or background planting. Provides contrast in combination with other broad-leaved evergreens.
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| Propagation | By softwood cuttings taken from new growth in spring or early summer. May also be propagated from late winter cuttings roughly 5 - 10 cm long, taken from new growth. Plant cuttings 2 cm deep in small pots, light should be allowed to reach the surface of the rooting medium to discourage the growth of harmful organisms; water only as needed. |
| Cultivation | Grow in full sun, adapts to any well-drained soil and has drought tolerance. Prune minimally for uniformity of shape. |
| Pests | Uncommon problems include: bagworm and twig blight. |
| Notable Specimens | Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
The University of British Columbia Botanical Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
| Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Rough, flaky, brown, not particularly notable. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Obovate, green, 0.5 - 1.5 cm. |
| Leaf Description | Awl-like on new branch growth becoming scale-like on more mature growth, 50 - 100 mm long. |
| Flower Description | Occasionally a specimen will have both male and female flowers.
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| Fruit Description | Berries are oval-shaped, powder blue, 2 cm long, produced from late spring to to late winter with no ornamental value. |
| Colour Description | Blue-green foliage. |
| Texture Description | The foliage has a fine and delicate texture; the bark is rough. |
