Woody > Juniperus > Juniperus virginiana > Juniperus virginiana 'Grey Owl'
Juniperus virginiana
'Grey Owl'
Grey Owl Juniper, Grey Owl Eastern Red Cedar
Mike's
Opinion
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This shrub requires little maintenance, is drought tolerant, susceptible to few pests, and adds colour to our landscape throughout the year. An old standby of a plant!
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
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| Family |
| Cupressaceae |
| Genus |
| Juniperus |
| Species |
| virginiana |
| Cultivar |
| 'Grey Owl' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 2 - 9 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 0a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 - H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -46 - 2 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -50 - 30 |
| Height |
| 65 - 75 cm |
| Spread |
| 120 - 200 cm |
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| Small sized, dense spreading shrub. Typically used as a solitary ornamental specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in full or partial sun. Maintenance is low; pruning is not recommended, and they are tolerant of many conditions such as drought, pollution, salt, and is adaptable to many soil pH types. |
| Shape |
| Low, horizontal and spreading. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| ID Characteristic |
| Foliage may develop a silvery grey colour, and females will produce abundant bluish cones. Graceful horizontal spreading form. |
| Pests |
| This cultivar is resistant to Phomopsis, but does exhibit symptoms of tip dieback. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Reddish-brown bark, exfoliates in strips from sharp, spiky, scale-like extrusions. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Small bud, 2-5 mm, light brown, scale-like arrangement, shows annual growth. |
| Leaf Description |
| Feather-like arrangement of alternately facing branchlets, 2-7 cm long, both scale and awl-like appearance. Depression on back side of needles, 2 - 5 mm long, where silver/blue colour is especially visible. Emits cedar like aroma when crushed. |
| Fruit Description |
| Females produce abundant small 1.5 cm, bluish cones. |
| Colour Description |
| Silvery-grey foliage with reddish-brown bark and bluish cones. |
| Texture Description |
| Thick, dense textured shrub, which has overlapping branches of soft, but prickly branchlets. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Rayner Gardens, London, Ontario, Canada. The Gardens of Fanshawe College, London, Ontario, Canada. |
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