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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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COMMON NAME
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Juniperus sabina
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Savin Juniper
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PLANT FAMILY
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SIZE GROUP
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PLANT TYPE
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Cupressaceae
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2-5
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evergreen shrub
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GROWTH HABIT, RATE:
Spreading shrub, upright in habit, but variable- some forms are ground covers.
ADAPTABILITY:
Does well in calcareous soils, well drained and dry soils.
FUNCTIONS:
Groundcover, specimen, massing.
PROBLEMS AND MAINTENANCE:
Juniper blight, spider mites and bagworms.
NATIVE RANGE:
Southwestern Europe to Siberia
USEFUL RANGE (USDA Zones):
Zones 3b-8b
SUBSPECIES, VARIETIES, CULTIVARS:
'Broadmoor'-dwarf spreading ground cover, resistance to Juniper blight. v. tamariscifolia-
short, adpressed needled foliage, broad spreading habit.
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