Juniperus x pfitzeriana 'Old Gold'
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- jew-NIP-er-us fit-zehr-ee-AYE-nuh
- Description
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Juniperus x pfitzeriana 'Old Gold' is a low-growing, evergreen conifer shrub cultivar with a compact, spreading habit, often used as groundcover or low hedge. Commercially, you may also see it being sold as a cultivar of Juniperus chinensis and Juniperus x media. This shrub grows 2 to 3 feet tall and 4 to 5 feet wide, with graceful bronze-gold, scale-like foliage. Its new growth is soft, thin, and bright golden yellow. It is a member of the cypress family (Cupressaceae).
Thrives in full sun and tolerates a variety of soil types, as long as they are moist and well-drained. It is intolerant of wet soils and becomes drought-tolerant once it's established. 'Old Gold' requires no pruning, very little maintenance, and helps control erosion.
Attractive year-round color and texture, and well-suited as a foundation planting, low-growing hedge, or groundcover.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Monitor for aphids, bagworms, webworms, and scale. May be susceptible to blights and cedar-apple rust. Root rot can occur in poorly drained or wet soils. The bark and main stems may be affected by cankers.
The Clemson Cooperative Extension Home and Garden Information Center has a fact sheet on common juniper diseases and insect pests.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Juniperus
- Species:
- x pfitzeriana
- Family:
- Cupressaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Wildlife Value:
- Berry-like cones attract birds.
- Play Value:
- Defines Paths
- Easy to Grow
- Screening
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- Deer, salt, air pollution
- Dimensions:
- Height: 2 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 4 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Dense
- Spreading
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Shallow Rocky
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 3 feet-6 feet
- 6-feet-12 feet
- 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:
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Description:
- Separate male and female shrubs. Bears male pollen cones or small, bluish- black, berry-like female cones.
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Flowers:
- Flower Description:
- Non-flowering
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Soft
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Leaf Type:
- Needles
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- The mature foliage is bronze-gold, with scale-like needles, and the new growth is soft, thin, golden-yellow. Used in the landscape for its attractive foliage.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Coastal
- Patio
- Slope/Bank
- Landscape Theme:
- Asian Garden
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Foundation Planting
- Hedge
- Attracts:
- Songbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Drought
- Erosion
- Pollution
- Salt
