Characteristics
| Hardiness zone | 4b |
|---|---|
| Foliage type | evergreen |
| Plant form | upright spreading |
| Mature height | 15 feet |
| Spread | 10 feet |
| Light requirements | full sun |
| Moisture requirements | dry to moist |
| Plant origin | import |
Hollywood Juniper
Botanical name: Juniperus chinensis ‘Torulosa’
This variety develops a rustic, twisted upright form, making it a great accent plant; interesting bright green needle-like foliage and showy powdery blue berries; a very versatile landscape plant, needs full sun.
Ornamental Features
Hollywood Juniper has light green foliage. The scale-like leaves remain light green throughout the winter. The flowers are not ornamentally significant. It produces silvery blue berries from mid summer to late winter.
Landscape Attributes
Hollywood Juniper is a multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. It lends an extremely fine and delicate texture to the landscape composition which can make it a great accent feature on this basis alone.
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.
Hollywood Juniper is recommended for the following landscape applications;
Accent, Vertical Accent, Hedges/Screening, General Garden Use
Planting and Growing
Hollywood Juniper will grow to be about 15 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 10 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a fast 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.
