Juniperus scopulorum 'WICHITA BLUE'

Juniperus scopulorum 'WICHITA BLUE'
Rocky Mountains juniper

SIZE/TYPE	taller shrub
USUAL HEIGHT	2-4m
USUAL WIDTH	0.5-1.5m
LEAVES	evergreen conifer
COLOUR OF LEAVES	+multicoloured:blue-green and silvery-blue
LOCATION	full to partial sun
USDA zone (lowest)	3 (down to -40°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Conifers

Wichita Blue is a compact Rocky Mountains juniper with soft needles and amazing colour. It bears scale-like, bright steel-blue needles lying flat to the branches. It is evergreen and in winter lightens its colour to almost silver. Like most other junipers it has its typical scent, and unlike many other junipers this one is very pleasant to touch because it is not prickly.

Wichita Blue juniper grows slowly into a compact, upright, conical, and very bushy habit, reaching about 2-3m tall in gardens and possibly twice or three times as much in open areas. It produces small, pea-like fruit of silvery blue-grey colour.

Junipers will grow in almost any reasonably drained soil of any pH. Once established it needs no maintenance or watering. In fact it can take long periods of droughts and strong winds. Pruning, if necessary, can be made in early spring or late summer. Fully hardy to about -40°C (USDA zone 3).

Last update 15-02-2018

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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.
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SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
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GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.