San Jose Juniper is a compact evergreen shrub, exceptionally tough and drought tolerant once established. San Jose Juniper carries blue green foliage through the season and performs best in full sun with low watering once established. This evergreen matures to roughly 1-15 feet tall and 3-8 feet wide. It is ideal for foundation planting, low hedging, and containers that stay outdoors year-round, offering year-round colour and tidy, dependable form. Well suited to the Canadian climate in zones 3-9, it establishes readily and improves with age. It tolerates dry spells well once its roots are down.
Mature height: 1-15 feet
Mature width: 3-8 feet
Light: Full Sun
Water: Low — water deeply but infrequently once established
Hardiness: Zone 3-9
Maintenance: Low maintenance
Pruning: Minimal pruning needed; shear lightly in late spring to maintain shape.
🪴 Planting Instructions: Dig a hole twice as wide as the root ball and no deeper, keeping the top of the root ball level with the surrounding soil. Loosen circling roots before planting, backfill with native soil amended with compost, then water thoroughly to settle. Space plants about 3-8 feet apart and keep well watered through the first full season while roots establish. Plant in full sun.
💧 Care & Watering: Water low: water deeply but infrequently once established. Mulch to conserve moisture and moderate soil temperature, and feed with a balanced slow-release fertilizer in early spring. Minimal pruning needed; shear lightly in late spring to maintain shape.
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