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Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 15 to 20 feet (4.5 to 6 meters)
Plant Spread: 4 to 5 feet (1.2 to 1.5 meters)
Leaves: Evergreen
Fragrant
Needled
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Suitable Locations: Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Xeriscapic
Topiary
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Provides winter interest
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds
Will not come true from seed
Other info: Trees usually dioecious
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Pollinators: Wind
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Dioecious
Goes Dormant

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Spartan™
Cultivar name: 'Spartan'
Common names
  • Chinese Juniper
Also sold as:
  • Juniperus virginiana 'Spartan'
  • Helle
  • Denserecta Spartan
  • Juniperus scopulorum 'Spartan'

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Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2021-07-16
Location: Riverton, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-11-09

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