Juniperus Horizontalis Blue Chip Bonsai

A superior low evergreen shrub that displays beautiful silver blue foliage on a widely spreading habit.

Juniperus horizontalis blue chip bonsai. The deer resistant foliage retains its rich color all year long. Distribution in the northern u s. Juniper horizontalis blue chip moderate growing evergreen shrub with a low spreading growth habit to 1 tall x 6 8 wide. Plant on slopes or along retaining walls for erosion control.

Blue chip juniper was reportedly first developed grown at jensen nursery in denmark back in the 1940 s and was selected for its very low growing prostrate habit in combination with some of the absolute bluest foliage of all the j. Juniperus horizontalis blue chip part02 duration. Juniperus horizontalis blue chip. Bonsai branch selection.

Horizontalis nursery stock i cleaned and are pre bonsai now. Mine are called blue chip and seem even blue er and more slate colored than yours. Juniperus horizontalis blue chip creeping juniper is a sprawling prostrate evergreen shrub forming a splendid mounded carpet of soft and feathery bright silver blue needles year around. Juniperus horizontalis bar harbor aug 7 2018.

How to create a bonsai from nursery stock. Common in landscapes nurseries and in the wild the juniper offers more opportunities for bonsai stock than most other species and lends itself well to bonsai techniques and container environments. This hardy durable variety forms a dense spreading carpet of attractive silvery blue green foliage that is ideally suited as a groundcover and is highly useful for controlling soil erosion on slopes and hillsides. Juniperus horizontalis blue rug advice.

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Tough and durable this creeping juniper makes a wonderful specimen plant groundcover and looks terrific when cascading over walls.