Juniperus chinensis ‘Spartan’

Spartan Juniper

Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.

Plant Type: Shrubs

Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen

Overall Mature Size: Large

Also Grown As: Column

Mature Height & Spread: 15-20' x 3-5'

Natural Growth Habit: Compact, Conical, Dense

Native To: Cultivar, East Asia, Japan

Exposure: Full Sun

Water: Medium Water, Low Water

Flower Color: Non-Flowering

Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Deer Resistant / Desert Conditions / Drought Resistant / Erosion Control / Hedge / Intermountain Conditions / Screen / Seacoast Conditions

Container Sizes: #5, #15, #25

Sunset Garden Zones: 1-24

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-9

A Bit More

Juniperus chinensis ‘Spartan’ is a evergreen conifer with a narrowly pyramidal, columnar, and densely compact habit and featuring dense, dark green foliage. Uses include screens, hedges, windbreaks, accents, containers, foundation plantings, erosion control. It has excellent tolerance to intermountain conditions and moderate tolerance to seacoast and desert conditions. It requires full sun and will grow thin or lose density in partial shade. Highly adaptable to sandy, loamy, or heavy clay soils provided they are well-drained. It requires regular watering when installed; becomes highly drought resistant once established. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Cold hardy to -20°F.

A Bit More

Juniperus chinensis ‘Spartan’ is a evergreen conifer with a narrowly pyramidal, columnar, and densely compact habit and featuring dense, dark green foliage. Uses include screens, hedges, windbreaks, accents, containers, foundation plantings, erosion control. It has excellent tolerance to intermountain conditions and moderate tolerance to seacoast and desert conditions. It requires full sun and will grow thin or lose density in partial shade. Highly adaptable to sandy, loamy, or heavy clay soils provided they are well-drained. It requires regular watering when installed; becomes highly drought resistant once established. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Cold hardy to -20°F.