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Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper
Juniperus procumbens ‘Nana’
Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper is a slow-growing conifer, hardy in USDA zones 4-9, that matures to about 6–18 in × 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 and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 4-9
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 6–18 in × 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
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