Apricot

Creeping Juniper

About Apricot and Creeping Juniper

Apricot

Creeping Juniper

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

1.3 Origin

China

North America

1.4 Types

Goldcot apricot, Harcot apricot

Bar Harbour, Andorra Compacta, Blue Forest, Blue Chip, Douglasii, Blue Rug, Glauca, Gold Carpet, Icee Blue, Gold Carpet, J.J. Hughes, Marcellus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

3411

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Wet lands

Fields, Pastures, Upland soils

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-84-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

460.00 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

460.00 cm120.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Pink

Pink, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Orange, Rose

Gray, Purple

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Purple, Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Scale-like imbricate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Hardwood Cuttings, Semi-hardwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not let dry out between waterings, Needs a lot of water initially

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Tip blight, Twig blight

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Wildlife

5.12 Allergy

Headache, Throat itching, Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cottage Garden

Decorating walls, Ground Cover, slopes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Glowing Skin, Making cosmetics, Nourishes scalp, Skin cleanser

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Aging, Digestive disorders, Diuretic, Emmoiliant, Ophthalmic

Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Kidney problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Air freshner, Animal Feed, Making Perfumes, Medicinal oil

Incense

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PRUNUS armeniaca

JUNIPERUS horizontalis

7.2 Common Name

Apricot

Creeping Juniper, Horizontal Juniper

7.2.1 In Hindi

खूबानी

Creeping Juniper

7.2.2 In German

Aprikose or Aprikosenbaum

Kriech-Wacholder

7.2.3 In French

Abricot or Abricotier

Genévrier rampant

7.2.4 In Spanish

Albaricoque

Creeping Juniper

7.2.5 In Greek

Βερύκοκκο

Creeping Juniper

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Apricot

Creeping Juniper

7.2.7 In Polish

Morela

Jałowiec płożący

7.2.8 In Latin

Apricot

Creeping Juniper

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Coniferophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Pinopsida

8.4 Order

Rosales

Pinales

8.5 Family

Rosaceae

Cupressaceae

8.6 Genus

Prunus

Juniperus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Rosids

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

34NA

1 27800

Properties of Apricot and Creeping Juniper

Wondering what are the properties of Apricot and Creeping Juniper? We provide you with everything About Apricot and Creeping Juniper. Apricot doesn't have thorns and Creeping Juniper doesn't have thorns. Also Apricot does not have fragrant flowers. Apricot has allergic reactions like Headache, Throat itching and Vomiting and Creeping Juniper has allergic reactions like Headache, Throat itching and Vomiting. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Apricot and Creeping Juniper and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Apricot and Creeping Juniper

Season and care of Apricot and Creeping Juniper is important to know. While considering everything about Apricot and Creeping Juniper Care, growing season is an essential factor. Apricot season is Spring and Summer and Creeping Juniper season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Apricot is Loam, Sand and for Creeping Juniper is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Apricot is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Creeping Juniper is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Apricot and Creeping Juniper Physical Information

Apricot and Creeping Juniper physical information is very important for comparison. Apricot height is 460.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Creeping Juniper height is 30.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Apricot and Creeping Juniper are as follows:

Apricot flower color: White and Light Pink
Apricot leaf color: Green
Creeping Juniper flower color: Pink and White
Creeping Juniper leaf color: Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green and Yellow green

Care of Apricot and Creeping Juniper

Care of Apricot and Creeping Juniper include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Apricot pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Creeping Juniper pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Apricot needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Creeping Juniper needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.