Product Description

Gold Cone Juniper is a compact coniferous shrub with an upright columnar form and needle-like foliage that emerges gold and holds that color through summer before fading to blue-green by winter.  Small blue berries persist in winter.  Best planted in full sun and well-drained soils.  Drought Tolerant once established.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low Maintenance.  Junipers are generally susceptible to blights, especially in unusually wet weather.  Rust and canker may occur, though it is not serious.  Potential pests include aphids, bagworms, webworms, and scale.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Rock Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Groundcover.

COMPANION PLANTS: Dwarf Yew, Sedum, Coneflower

IMAGES: F. D. Richards, The Harper Collection, HR-R 2012, (2) Mark Bolin, Juniperus communis ‘Gold Cone’3, (3) Two Brothers Garden Center, Gold Cone Juniper

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

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