Woody > Juniperus > Juniperus rigida > Juniperus rigida subsp. conferta
Juniperus rigida
ssp. conferta
Compact Juniper, Shore Juniper
Origin: Eastern Russia and Japan.
| Family |
| Cupressaceae |
| Genus |
| Juniperus |
| Species |
| rigida |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Subspecies |
| conferta |
| Synonyms |
| Juniperus conferta subsp. conferta |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5-10 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Height |
| 30-60 cm |
| Spread |
| 2-3 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Leaf Description |
| ves. Leaves 3-verticillate, stiff, pointed, needle-like, more or less curved, base jointed, 10-17 mm long, 1-2 mm wide, conspicuously concave on margin, nearly triangular in cross section, upper surface with one deep groove and one narrow white stoma |
| Flower Description |
| Flowers solitary in axils of previous year's shoots. |
| Fruit Description |
| Pollen cones globose-ovoid, yellow-green, ca. 3 mm long, 2.5 mm across, consisting of ca. 3-tiered verticillate scales, scales ovate, acute, green. Seed cones on short stalks densely clothed with small scale leaves, globose, green ripening to purple- |
| Texture Description |
| Medium texture. |
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