Shore juniper is usually easy to identify because of the attractive and distinctive blue-green cast to its long awl-shaped juniper needles.
Shore Juniper
Scientific Name: Juniperus conferta Juniperus_conferta
Synonym:
Family: Cupressaceae ...
Shore Juniper - Evergreen groundcover to less than 1' tall by 8' wide w/soft blue foliage covering stems. Sun/Light Shade. Drought tolerant. Hardy to
Juniperus procumbens 'Nana'
Japanese Garden Juniper - Evergreen groundcover ...
shore juniper Cupressaceae Juniperus conferta Parl. symbol: JUCO12
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*Shore Juniper
Juniperus conferta
1 to 1½'
6 to 9'
Sun; tolerates heat, low fertility sandy soil and salt.
Juniperus conferta [Shore Juniper] Common Name List
(plant habit) (branchlets and fruit) (branch, needles) (needles)
(branch, comparison with J. procumbens ‘Nana') (info)
Juniperus deppeana [Alligator Juniper] Common Name List ...
Emerald Sea Shore Juniper [English]: Juniperus conferta 'Emerald Sea'
Emerald Sentinel Juniper [English]: Juniperus virginiana emerald
Emerald Sentinel Red Cedar [English]: Juniperus virginiana 'Emerald Sentinel' ...
Shore Juniper (Juniperus conferta)
Shore Pine (Pinus contorta)
Showy Coneflower (Rudbeckia fulgida)
Showy Dryandra (Dryandra formosa)
Showy Forsythia (Forsythia 'Karl Sax')
Showy Orchid (Orchis spectabilis)
Shrimp Plant (Justicia brandegeana) ...
Juniperus conferta -- Shore juniper -- 12 to 18 inches high and 6 to 8 foot spread; salt tolerant
Juniperus conferta 'Blue Pacific' -- 12 to 18 inches high and 6 to 8 foot spread; salt tolerant; heat tolerant; blue-green foliage ...
Shore juniper is very salt tolerant, and does well in dry, sandy soils, and is thus a good choice for seaside gardens and coastal communities. It is even used for dune stabilization.
Species of juniper display at least one of their three basic types of foliage; in this image of Meyer Shore Juniper, the type of leaf known as a needle is the sole form.
sargentii Sargent's Creeping Juniper Juniperus conferta Shore Juniper Juniperus conferta 'Blue Pacific' Blue Pacific Juniper Juniperus conferta 'Emerald Sea' Emerald Sea Juniper Juniperus horizontalis Creeping Juniper Juniperus horizontalis 'Bar ...
 See also: Juniper, Juniperus, Green, Evergreen, Creeping juniper
  
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