Juniperus chinensis 'Robusta Green'
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'Robusta Green' is a female plant that grows with an erect, irregular habit. It is a shrub or small tree that grows up to 15' high and 5'-7' wide. This plant prefers full sun and well-drained soil. It is pH adaptable, tolerates urban conditions, tolerates drought and salt, and is easy to transplant. 'Robusta Green' is good as a specimen plant or Bonsai and has a slow to medium growth rate.
Quick ID Hints:
- Has brilliant green scale leaves in tufts
- Produces female cones that are berry-like, tiny, globose, glaucous, and abundant
- Plant is an upright evergreen shrub or small tree
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Juniperus
- Species:
- chinensis
- Family:
- Cupressaceae
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Tree
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Irregular
- Growth Rate:
- 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
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Fruit Type:
- Berry
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- Produces female cones that are berry-like, tiny, globose, glaucous, and abundant.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Plant produces brilliant green scale leaves in tufts.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Design Feature:
- Specimen
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Drought
- Salt
- Urban Conditions
