Juniperus chinensis - Chinese juniper

Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis) is a slow-growing evergreen conifer native to East Asia (China, Japan, Mongolia, Korea and the Russian Far East), growing naturally near seashores in central and southern Japan.¹ Various parts are used in traditional medicine for skin complaints and rheumatism, and low, spreading cultivars are planted as ground cover.¹ It grows up to 15 m tall and 3 m wide.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Tree
• Evergreen

Functions

• Ground cover¹

Dimension	At maturity
Height (m)	up to 15
Diameter (m)	up to 3

Footnotes

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