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Welcome to our plant search tool. This database contains many of the thousands of plants that we carry. There are some notable exceptions. Hundreds of new perennials come out every year and Make It Green has been a leader in making them available to you. Eventually the recent introductions will make it to our plant search tool but every year there will be a lag between our in-store plant selection and this search tool. Unfortunately this search tool can't cover everything that we will carry this year. We also carry over 100 varieties of rare and unusual evergreens and over 100 varieties of hard-to-find shrubs many of which are not in the plant search. Click on the Plant List button for a list of nearly all the woody plants (trees, shrubs and evergreens) that we have ordered or already have in stock for this coming year.
Gold Star Juniper
Juniperus chinensis 'Bakaurea'
Height: 3 feet
Spread: 6 feet
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Hardiness Zone: 4a
Description:
A stunningly colorful spreading evergreen shrub with gold-tinted emerging foliage on gently arching branchlets held over the sea-green older needles, a very attractive combination; wide-spreading habit is ideal for groundcover applications, needs full sun
Ornamental Features
Gold Star Juniper is a dwarf conifer which is primarily valued in the garden for its cascading habit of growth. It has attractive chartreuse-tipped bluish-green foliage which emerges yellow in spring. The scale-like sprays of foliage are highly ornamental and remain bluish-green throughout the winter. The harvest gold stems can be quite attractive.
Landscape Attributes
Gold Star Juniper is a multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a shapely form and gracefully arching branches. It lends an extremely fine and delicate texture to the landscape composition which should be used to full effect.
This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. Deer don't particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Gold Star Juniper is recommended for the following landscape applications;
- Accent
- Mass Planting
- General Garden Use
Planting & Growing
Gold Star Juniper will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 6 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years.
This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist growing conditions, but will not tolerate any standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.
