Hollywood Juniper Juniperus chinensis 'Kaizuka'
Other Common Name(s):
Other plants called Hollywood Juniper:
- Phonetic Spelling
- joo-NIP-er-us chi-NEN-sis kaye-ZOO-kah
- Description
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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
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Children's Secret Garden at Wilson Botanical Gardens
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Juniperus
- Species:
- chinensis
- Family:
- Cupressaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- China, Mongolia, Japan, Himalayas
- Wildlife Value:
- Attracts birds.
- Play Value:
- Screening
- Wind Break
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- Deer, salt, air pollution, erosion, drought
- Dimensions:
- Height: 15 ft. 0 in. - 30 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 10 ft. 0 in. - 15 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Description:
- No true fruits, but female cones are blue, fleshy "berry" looking and edible, often used as a seasoning.
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Flowers:
- Flower Description:
- No flowers, but cones are large and brown and fall apart upon maturity. Female cones are blue, fleshy "berry" looking.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- 90% or more of leaves on this plant are scale leaves in 4 ranks. Leaves are in opposite pairs, are tufted, and are a vivid bluish-green in color. The variegated form has creamy, white markings. Juvenile leaves are awl shaped.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Stems are twisted with irregular open areas, making the plant "a living piece of sculpture."
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Asian Garden
- Design Feature:
- Accent
- Screen/Privacy
- Specimen
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Drought
- Pollution
- Salt
