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Keteleeri Juniper - Juniperus chinensis 'Keteleeri'
Premium advanced landscape stock selected for residential, estate and commercial projects.
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Overview & Specifications
Juniper Keteleeri, Juniperus chinensis 'Keteleeri'
A formal evergreen of exceptional structure, Juniperus chinensis 'Keteleeri' delivers a refined, columnar silhouette that requires no shaping to maintain. Planted at advanced size, it establishes architectural presence from day one, the kind of vertical definition that takes decades to achieve from a tube stock.
Why Keteleeri Juniper
Form: Naturally tight, upright columnar habit with minimal spread, no pruning required to hold its shape.
Foliage: Dense, grey-green to blue-green scale-like foliage with a soft texture that reads with elegance at scale.
Durability: Highly tolerant of heat, drought, and exposed sites once established, built for the Australian climate.
Longevity: A long-lived specimen that increases in stature and value over time.
Versatility: Performs equally well in formal residential landscapes, commercial streetscapes, and large estate settings.
Ideal Applications
Formal Avenues: Planted in repetition along driveways or pathways to create structured, high-impact corridors.
Boundary Screening: Dense year-round foliage provides an effective, refined screen without the maintenance demands of hedging.
Architectural Punctuation: Used as vertical counterpoints in large-scale planting compositions or flanking entry points.
Exposed and Coastal Sites: Suited to wind-exposed properties where many ornamental trees struggle to perform.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 2–3m
Spacing (feature/avenue): 4–6m
Planting Season: Autumn to spring, avoiding the hottest summer months
Soil & Drainage: Well-drained soils preferred; tolerates a range of soil types including clay and sandy loams; drought tolerant once established
Establishment Care: Water deeply and regularly for the first two years to encourage deep root establishment, then reduce to occasional deep watering during dry periods. Apply a layer of mulch around the base to retain soil moisture and suppress weeds.
Plant Details
Height: 6–9m
Width: 2–3m
Growth Rate: Moderate
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Full sun
Native to: China, Japan
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Delivery
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Installation
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