Pruning Blue Rug Juniper
Many upright junipers have a neat pyramidal shape while many prostrate junipers.
Pruning blue rug juniper. How to prune junipers. Junipers comprise a group of evergreens ranging from low spreading shrubs to trees. Blue rug juniper is a hardy evergreen plant with silvery blue foliage that can take on a purple tone in the winter months. If this is the case the only thing to do is remove the plant and start again with a new one.
The only exception to this rule is pines which should be pruned before the candle growth develops in the spring. The best time to plant blue rug juniper is in the cooler temperatures of fall winter or early spring. Today s topic is juniper pruning and i ll tell you how i do it. How to prune an overgrown juniper.
If you are thinking about the substitute for blue rug juniper blue pacific juniper also called pacific shore juniper is a great alternative. How to propagate blue rug juniper 2 how to care for weeping blue atlas cedar trees 3 how to trim bottlebrush plants 4 how to prune a wax leaf ligustrum. When working with the tree be careful not to cut the new growth growing from the junctions. Take hardwood cuttings in the late fall and early winter from an existing blue rug juniper plant.
Do not trim new growth during the summer. But if you try to attempt overgrown juniper pruning you may discover that you just can t get the plant down to a size that s acceptable. Clip foliage that spreads over the plant s border and into your yard or flower bed. We ll also talk about basic trimming methods and what tools to use.
This helps the blue rug juniper maintain a tidy appearance and keeps it and your property from looking unruly. Since junipers and other narrow leaved evergreens 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 areas. Cut the cutting at a joint with a sharp knife and place it in a glass of water. The new growth will be soft light green and pliable compared to the hardwood of the old growth.
With a moderate growth rate it reaches less than a foot tall but can spread several feet wide forming a dense mat. Some facts about blue rug juniper common name s.