Juniperus communis 'GOLD CONE'

Juniperus communis 'GOLD CONE'
common juniper

SIZE/TYPE	medium-sized shrub
USUAL HEIGHT	1-1.5m
USUAL WIDTH	0.3-0.6m
LEAVES	evergreen conifer
COLOUR OF LEAVES	+multicoloured:yellow and green
FLOWERS	insignificant or non-blooming
LOCATION	full to partial sun
USDA zone (lowest)	4 (down to -34°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Conifers Hedging plants

Junipers are popular, evergreen conifers that are 100% maintenance-free plants that will grow almost anywhere. There are plentiful of varieties, each of which is suitable for a slightly different use.

Gold Cone is an attractive variety of common juniper from 1980 that was probably selected from an older variety named Hibernia. It has light golden yellow colour of newly emerging foliage in spring with good colour retention until autumn. Before winter, the yellow colour disappears and is substituted by blue-green and grey-green shades. New twigs have prominently orange-brown bark which contrasts well with soft yellow foliage. It is a reliable grower, making about 20 cm per year.

Grow juniper in any soil, including chalky, that is not boggy. It will tolerate drought. In early spring and midsummer it can be clipped or trimmed into any shape. It is fully hardy to -34°C (USDA zone 4) and suitable for outdoor pots.

Last update 11-01-2013

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STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.