species
Juniperus communis
Common juniper
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Juniperus communis belongs to the family Cupressaceae, also known as Common juniper, native to the UK. It reaches 2 m tall and 2 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on chalk, sand or loam soil, where the ground is acid, neutral or alkaline and in well drained or dry conditions, and suits average or exposed positions. It tolerates coastal exposure. It is evergreen. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 2 m tall × 2 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Chalk, Sand, Loam
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained, Dry
- Exposure
- Average, Exposed
- Coastal
- Tolerates salt wind
- In the UK
- Native
Evergreen — it holds its leaves through the winter.
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