ShrubsDwarf Japanese Garden Juniper
Juniperus procumbens 'Nana'
Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper (Juniperus procumbens 'Nana') is a slow-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 4-9, that matures to about 0.5-1.5 ft × 10-15 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained and occasionally-dry soil. It stands up well to deer, drought and dry soil, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 4-9
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 0.5-1.5 ft × 10-15 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Dry soil, Erosion, Poor soil, Salt
- Native to
- Southern Japan
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper is hardy to about -30°F (estimated from USDA zone 4), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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