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Juniperus rigida

Also Known As

Needle Juniper

Plant type

tree, conifer

size

H: 15'-25'
W: 10'-20'

planting zones

6a-7b

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Juniperus rigida plant details

Juniperus rigida is an evergreen conifer tree with green foliage. Grows well with sun and occasional - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Juniperus rigida

Plant type: conifer tree
Plant family: cupressaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 10 FT - 20 FT - wide, 15 FT - 25 FT - tall

GROWING CONDITIONS for Juniperus rigida

USDA Zones: 6a - 7b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: occasional - low
Resistant to: verticillium wilt
Soil needs: well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A lovely Juniper species from Japan, Korea and China whose spreading branches and gracefully pendulous branchlets form an elegant large shrub/small tree to 20', sharply pointed bright-green needles turn an attractive bronzy-green in winter; these plants are male or female, when pollinated the females bear attractive fruit which are pale-green the first year before ripening to blue-black the second year; ours are unsexed seedlings. S/M-D/GDr

By: Forestfarm

Seed grown from weeping forms, these are now several years old, all are excellent clones; these mostly have the habit of Punnett's clone sending a strong leader straight up with pendulous lateral branches. Rigida is by far my favorite large juniper, and I am amazed that it is not more common, large plants are truly spectacular. If you don't yet grow this, you need it, and even if you already have it, you need a spare.