Juniperus chinensis 'Kaizuka'

Hollywood Juniper is a small, upright, evergreen tree or shrub in the Cupressaceae family that grows up to 20'-30' high. This plant prefers the sun and has excellent heat and salt tolerance. It is pH adaptable and prefers moist, well-drained soils. Hollywood Juniper tolerates erosion and air pollution and is easily transplanted. This plant makes an excellent specimen or accent plant due to sculptural branching and the eye-catching strips that occur when the bark peels off. It has a slow to medium growth rate and works well planted as a privacy screen, windbreak, or in an Asian style garden. This plant has some pest and disease problems but it is resistant to damage by deer.  It grows in a wide variety of soils including clay but does not tolerate wet soils.

Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No serious insect or disease problems. Occasional insect pests include aphids, bagworms, webworms, and scale.  Junipers are generally susceptible to tip and needle blights. Cedar-apple rust and related rust diseases spend part of their life cycle on junipers. Root rot may occur, particularly in wet, poorly drained soils. Canker may attack bark or main stems. This plant, like other junipers is deer, drought, air pollution, salt, and erosion resistant. See the "Pests of Conifers" fact sheet to the left.

The Clemson Cooperative Extension Home and Garden Information Center has a factsheet on common juniper diseases and insect pests.

Quick ID Hints:

• Has a twisted, irregular branching habit
• Vivid bluish-green leaves are 90% or more scale type
• The female cone is berry-like, tiny, and glaucous

More information on Juniperus chinensis.