“Michigan’s Greatest Nursery” 
JUNIPERUS—JUNIPER 
The Junipers form one of the most important groups of evergreens for landscape planting. 
The Pyramidal and Upright forms make beautiful specimens for entrance and group plantings, 
where you need an architectural emphasis. The spreading forms are very good for foundation 
plantings and edgings for the taller trees. The Prostrate forms are used for ground covers and 
rock gardens. As a family they are effective in all landscape plantings because of their variation 
in form and color tints. They are extremely hardy and of rapid growth. Prefer a sunny situation. 
Do well in all the sandy and drier soils of the state. 
CHINENSIS, Chinese Juniper. Sm. A very hardy cedar. An upright grower, with bluish green 
foliage. 
CHINENSIS COLUMNARIS. Med. A slender tapering spire. Soft green foliage. Rapid 
growing. 
CHINENSIS MASCULA, Upright Chinese Juniper. Med. Grayish-green foliage. Narrow, 
upright growth. 
CHINENSIS PFITZERIANA, Pfitzer’s Juniper. Sm. The finest of all evergreens for founda¬ 
tion and border plantings. Its great popularity is due to the fact that it adapts itself to a 
great variety of soils and is one of the few’ evergreens that will tolerate some shade. As to 
appearance, it is very graceful, because of its low, irregular form which appeals to most lovers 
of evergreens. Color is dark green with a grayish overcast. Grows 2 or 3 feet high and up to 
8 to 12 feet in diameter, although here, like with all the other Junipers, it can be sheared 
once a year and kept to any size desired. It is ideal for foundation planting, foreground of 
evergreen groups or rockeries. (See picture on page 14). 
CHINENSIS SARGENTI, Sargent Juniper. Sm. Foliage is bright green when it first comes 
out, changing toa bluish cast as the season advances. It only grows a few inches tall and makes 
a mat 8 to 10 feet across when fully developed. An extremely hardy type which will do well 
in poor soil. 
COM MUNIS, Common Juniper. Sm. The well known, valuable, many-stemmed dwarf 
Juniper. Rarely exceeds 3 feet in height. It is at home on sandy or gravelly hillsides fully 
exposed to the sun. 
COMMUNIS DEPRESSA, Prostrate Juniper. Sm. A dwarf Juniper of close-knit, bushy 
growth. Foliage is brownish green, resembling in general appearance Juniperus Communis, 
but is of more spreading habit of growth. Valuable for rock-planting. 
COMMUNIS DEPRESSA AUREA, Golden Prostrate Juniper. Sm. A golden form of the 
common Juniper. Bright yellow on its new growth, changing deeper, and to a bronze-yellow in 
winter. A valuable dwarf sort. 
COMMUNIS DEPRESSA PLUMOSA, Andorra Juniper. Sm. A new low-growing, spread¬ 
ing, dwarf evergreen of most distinctive color and graceful form, a beautiful silvery green in 
the spring, turning to a silvery purple or pinkish shade in the fall. It grows about 15 to 18 
inches tall and has a spread of 5 or 6 feet when fully developed. Stands pruning. 
COMMUNIS HIBERN1CA, Irish Juniper. Med. A distinctive and beautiful variety of dense, 
conical outline, resembling a pillar of green. 
ELEGANTISSIMA, Goldtip Redcedar. Med. Goldtin Redcedar never fails to bring forth an 
exclamation of delight from anyone who views it for the first time. It comes out in spring with 
rich cream colored tips w'hich gradually darken during the summer and fall until it becomes 
almost the color of old gold. When small it forms a rather irregular spreading tree, but has a 
tendency to gradually take on a pyramidal habit. The branches have a slightly drooping 
tendency. 
EXCELSA STRICTA, Spiny Greek Juniper. Sm. This variety has a fine bluish color and 
grows very conical, tapering from the ground to a sharp point at the top. Its growth is very 
compact and very slow, which makes it an ideal plant for foundation and rock garden 
planting. See picture on page 16. 
IIORIZONTALIS, Greening Juniper. Dense shrub with grayish-green foliage. Good ground- 
cover or rock garden plant. 
Picea pungens glauca 
Juniperus chinensis columnaris 
Pinus austriaca 
Juniperus virginiana 
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