{"product_id":"juniperus-communis-juniper-berry","title":"Common Juniper - Juniperus communis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCommon Juniper - Juniperus communis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJuniperus communis\u003c\/em\u003e has the widest natural range of any conifer, running right across the cool northern hemisphere, and that breadth shows in how variable and how tough it is. Plants form an upright to spreading shrub of stiff, needle-sharp foliage, each needle marked with a pale band on the upper surface, and mature plants carry the blue-black berry-like cones used to flavour gin. It is planted in Australia for cold, dry, poor sites where more refined conifers will not persist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Common Juniper\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCold hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: Unfazed by hard frost and snow, making it genuinely useful in alpine and tableland gardens.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoor soil tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grows on thin, rocky, alkaline ground where topsoil is minimal.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAromatic foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sharp needles release a resinous scent when brushed or clipped.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBerry cones\u003c\/strong\u003e: Female plants carry green cones that ripen to blue-black over two to three years.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLongevity\u003c\/strong\u003e: Slow-growing and very long lived, so a planting holds its character for decades.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCool-climate rockeries\u003c\/strong\u003e: Suits exposed, stony beds in the highlands and cool inland districts.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInformal screening\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in a row it makes a prickly, unclipped barrier.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWindbreak edging\u003c\/strong\u003e: Copes with cold, dry wind on rural boundaries.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeritage and cottage gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e: A traditional evergreen in cool-climate garden styles.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn to early spring\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sharply drained, and tolerant of sandy, gravelly, alkaline and low-fertility soils. It will not cope with humid, poorly drained subtropical conditions, where root and foliage disease become a problem.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water weekly through the first summer, then only in prolonged dry spells. Mulch with gravel or bark clear of the stem, and prune only lightly, since junipers do not reshoot readily from old bare wood.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 4m in cultivation, highly variable\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 2.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Europe, northern Asia and North America\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant; blue-black berry-like cones on female plants\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795324764446,"sku":"ND-1017-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/UMqgrN5TWYb-SxbZfj0w6_tWEyKzzw.jpg?v=1787313361","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/juniperus-communis-juniper-berry","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}