Juniperus chinensis 'Torulosa'
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- jew-NIP-er-us chi-NEN-sis tor-yu-LOH-sah
- Description
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Hollywood juniper is a cultivar shrub in the Cupressaceae (cypress) family that was exported from Japan in 1920. This tree is salt and heat tolerant and is popular in California and the southwest. It can grow up to 15 feet tall and 10 feet wide in an irregular shape as it matures. The upright branches are slightly twisted with swirling tufts of foliage.
Hollywood juniper prefers full sun and well-drained soils. It can tolerate part sun, alkaline soils, poor soils, urban conditions and is drought tolerant once established. This tree isn't ideal as a hedge due to the irregular growth pattern and is best used as a specimen or near the corners of buildings and as an accent near gates or other hardscapes in the western part of the country. It has also been used as a bonsai specimen.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No significant problems. Mites and bagworms can infest the foliage. Root rot and bacterial blight can occur in poorly drained soils. 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.
VIDEO created by Ryan Contreras for “Landscape Plant Materials I: Deciduous Hardwoods and Conifers or Landscape Plant Materials II: Spring Flowering Trees and Shrubs” a plant identification course offered by the Department of Horticulture at Oregon State University
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Juniperus
- Species:
- chinensis
- Family:
- Cupressaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Dimensions:
- Height: 10 ft. 0 in. - 15 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 6 ft. 0 in. - 15 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Irregular
- Multi-trunked
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Fine
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Available Space To Plant:
- 6-feet-12 feet
- 12-24 feet
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- The small cones are 0.5 inches or less, oval to round and dark blue in color.
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Flowers:
- Flower Description:
- No flowers
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Leaf Type:
- Needles
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- Dark green fragrant needles that are mostly all the adult scale-like leaves.
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Dark Brown
- Surface/Attachment:
- Peeling
- Shaggy
- Bark Description:
- Brown bark has a shaggy appearance
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Coastal
- Container
- Lawn
- Naturalized Area
- Landscape Theme:
- Asian Garden
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Design Feature:
- Accent
- Foundation Planting
- Screen/Privacy
- Small groups
- Specimen
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Dry Soil
- Heat
- Poor Soil
- Salt
