What is the difference between a juniper and an arborvitae?

What is the difference between a juniper and an arborvitae?

Arborvitae leaves grow more closely together and almost hides its stems. Spartan juniper has a looser foliage habit which allows the skeleton of the tree to sometimes show. The two trees each bear cones, with the juniper cones growing slightly larger and starting out a bluish green.

How fast do Spartan juniper trees grow?

approximately 12 inches per year
Growing approximately 12 inches per year, “Spartan” reaches a mature size when it is 15- to 20-years old. Because of its narrow width, this juniper can make a big impact on the landscape even when space is limited.

Do juniper bushes grow back?

Junipers (Juniperus spp.) can be used in nearly every part of your landscape. The long-lived evergreens can become scraggly and overgrown, however. Although a juniper won’t grow back from a branch that has no green growth, careful pruning can revive the shrub.

How far apart should Spartan junipers be planted?

How far apart do you plant Spartan junipers? If you’re creating a privacy screen, plant your Spartan junipers three feet apart for a denser screen and five feet apart for a looser one.

Is a juniper tree a pine tree?

Juniper is the common name for a large group of evergreen shrubs and trees belonging to genus Juniperus, in the family Cupressaceae (Cypress), order Pinales (pine). There are more than 50 species of Juniperus.

How long does a Spartan juniper live?

Juniper trees can live up to 20 years if well cared for.

When should I cut back my juniper?

Since junipers and other conifers produce new growth in spring and fall, and do not grow much in summer, prune them in early spring in warm regions or early summer in cooler regions. The only exception to this rule is pines, which should be pruned before the candle growth develops in the spring.

Do juniper bushes have deep roots?

The creeping juniper plant has an extensive and shallow root system, with larger roots coming from the plant’s center and many smaller roots developing as the plant grows. Older plants can develop large, horizontally spreading roots up to 1 inch in diameter that may extend 10 feet or more from the plant’s center.

Why are my junipers turning brown?

There are many reasons a juniper might turn brown. Fungal tip blights, cankers, mechanical damage, and salt injury are some of the most common causes. Several juniper samples with tip blight were submitted to the Plant Disease Clinic this spring. Phomopsis and Kabatina tip blights are two common diseases of juniper.

What is the best fertilizer for junipers?

Incorporate fertilizer into the soil or spread it around the plant, but avoid directly placing fertilizer into the planting hole. Established junipers will benefit from a complete fertilizer such as 16-4-8 or 12-4-8 applied at a rate of 1/2 lb. per 100 square feet in early spring and again in late summer.

Will Spartan juniper grow in shade?

Spartan juniper trees grow in full sun to partial shade. They thrive in full sun—at least six hours of direct, unfiltered sunlight per day.