| Description | Canaertii Juniper (Juniperus virginiana )initially grows in a dense columnar shape but gradually transforms into a broad pyramidal tree as it ages. Canaertii is a female plant that bears waxy bluish berry-like cones. |
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| Pronunciation | (ju-NIP-er-us)(ver-jin-ee-A-na) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Coniferous |
| Hardiness Zone | 3b-9 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | inconspicuous, dioecious, having both sexes on the same tree |
| Fruit | Plants are considered monoecious as they have both male and female flowers on the same plant. These plants typically produce small berry-like cones that contain 1-4 seeds. As they mature, the color of the cones changes from green to greenish-white to bluish-white and eventually to blue. Apart from being ornamental, they also serve as a food source for birds and small mammals. |
| Dimensions | young plants are tightly branched, open with age, reaching 20-30 feet tall, becoming broadly pyramidal |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Misc Facts | Named after Frederic Canaert d'Hamale, horticulturist in Belgin. |
| Notes & Reference | #1-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr), #3-The Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs (Hillier Nursery), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson), #270-Gardenia (www.gardenia.net) |
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