| Description | Taylor Juniper (Juniperus virginiana) is a tall, narrow, upright Juniper. |
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| Pronunciation | (ju-NIP-er-us)(ver-jin-ee-A-na) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Coniferous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, tolerates dry once established |
| Soil & Site | average, dry |
| Fruit | blue-purple, rounded berry-like cones, on female plants |
| Leaves | silvery. blue green foliage |
| Dimensions | 15-20 by 3-4 feet (HS), upright narrow growth habit |
| Cultivar Origin | Reportedly discovered in Taylor, Nebraska as a chance seedling. |
| Author's Notes | I have seen this plant on a few occasions. They definitely are narrow upright plants. A few seem to be losing there bottom branches. Is this a characteristic of the plant or some physical damage to the bottom branches? Reported to have some winter burning problems. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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