Juniperus communis 'GREEN CARPET'

Juniperus communis 'GREEN CARPET'
common juniper

SIZE/TYPE	low or groundcovering
USUAL HEIGHT	0.3-0.5m
USUAL WIDTH	0.5
LEAVES	evergreen conifer
COLOUR OF LEAVES	green
FLOWERS	insignificant or non-blooming
LOCATION	full to partial sun
USDA zone (lowest)	4 (down to -34°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Conifers

Junipers are popular, evergreen conifers that are 100% maintenance-free plants that will grow almost anywhere. There are plentiful of varieties, each of which is suitable for a slightly different use.

Green Carpet, as the name suggests, is a ground-covering juniper with rich green needles. Its prostrate growth is perfect for covering slopes, stones, and old walls. It can be placed in a large rockery where occasional pruning is recommended in order to keep it in place. If you do not cut off the odd branches that exceptionally aim a little upwards, such plant can create picturesque tiered effect with veil-like ends of branches when they get older.

Grow juniper in any soil, including chalky, that is not boggy. It will tolerate drought. You can clip or trim it to shapes in early spring and midsummer. It is fully hardy to -34°C (USDA zone 4) and suitable for outdoor pots.

Last update 11-01-2013

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GLOSSARY

STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.