Juniperus communis

Tidy and compact, Juniperus communis 'Green Carpet' (Common Juniper) is a slow-growing, prostate, evergreen shrub forming a lovely dense carpet. Its spring foliage of bright green, needle-like leaves turns dark green as it matures. Extremely hardy and adaptable, this creeping Juniper makes a wonderful groundcover, is perfect for covering slopes or rock gardens.

Juniper, an important understorey shrub or small tree in the Caledonian Forest, has declined recently and is now the subject of conservation concern.

Juniperus communis 'Compressa'

Highly popular, Juniperus communis 'Hibernica' (Irish Juniper) is a large, pillar-shaped evergreen shrub forming a splendid exclamation point in the landscape. Its dense and compact erect branches bear short, prickly, pale green needles adorned with a silver band, creating a lovely blue-green effect. They grow upwards and do not bend under a heavy snowfall. Introduced in 1838, this heirloom cultivar is ideal for providing year-round structure. Becoming broader and conical with age, it makes…

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Juniperus communis compressa

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Juniperus oxycedrus L. ssp. oxycedrus, syn.: Juniperus rufescens Link, nom. illeg. Juniperus oxycedrus subsp. rufescens Debeaux. Family: Cupressaceae Gray EN: Cade, Cade Juniper, Prickly juniper, Prickly Cedar; DE: Stech-Wacholder Slo.: rdečeplodni brin Dat.: May 03. 2017 Lat.: 45.03053 Long.: 14.65494 Code: Bot_1052/2017_DSC00958 Habitat: garrigue; slightly incline mountain slope, south aspect; calcareous, skeletal ground, dry and sunny placer; average precipitations ~ 1.000 mm/year…

Juniper is famed as the principal ingredient in gin, which is named after the French for the tree genièvre. Although claimed by the British for their own, it began life in Belgium when juniper was …