San Jose Juniper | Live Plants | Juniperus Chinensis | Bonsai Drought Tolerant Cold Hardy Evergreen Groundcover

An extremely versatile conifer that can easily be used as a low border, groundcover, or container plant. Stiff, irregular branches with attractive, scaled, sage green foliage make this an excellent choice for training as a bonsai or other topiary form. Evergreen. Here is a very easy, low growing plant that fills a dozen uses. A super groundcover for slopes or large borders. Its beauty is revealed when trained as an Asian garden bonsai or topiary form and planted in a lovely, square ceramic pot. Ideal for cascading over the edges of raised planters or to grow around hillside rocks and boulders. Excellent in small city gardens for evergreen sculptural quality. Highly adaptable and easy to grow in most well-drained soils; avoid overly wet conditions. Water deeply, regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Once established, reduce frequency; tolerates mild drought. Prune annually to shape. Pruning time- summer. This dense evergreen shrub has upright branches clothed in sharply pointed, bright green needles. Its dark sage-green foliage exudes from a strong, heavy trunk. Its stiff, irregular branching growth habit reaches 1-2 feet tall. This versatile juniper performs best as a low border, groundcover, container plant (bonsai), and topiaries. This low-maintenance evergreen needs a regular water schedule to ensure the growth of a mature root system. After the mature root system is established, watering is needed occasionally, except during a drought, watering is needed regularly. Once mature, shearing is recommended annually to maintain desired shape, depending on the plant form.