Chinese Juniper

Cypress

About Chinese Juniper and Cypress

Chinese Juniper

Cypress

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

1.3 Origin

China, Japan

California

1.4 Types

Aurea,Kaizuka,Plumosa Aurea

Southern cypress, Gulf cypress

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Deciduous forests, Rocky areas, rocky outcrops

Floodplains, Swamps

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-97-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-7

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

Upright/Erect

Pyramidal

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm1,520.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

180.00 cm370.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow Green

Brown

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Blue Black, Purple Brown

Green, Light Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Scale-like imbricate

Needle like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Mid Spring, Spring

Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require water in summer, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium

Medium, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early summer, Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Scale, Spider mites

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate, Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Not Available

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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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

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Applicable

Birds, Butterflies, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma, breathing problems

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beautification, Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Soil protection

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antirheumatic, Hemostatic, Hepatic, Skin Diseases, Skin wounds, treating tumours

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root, Stem

Bark, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Pesticide, Used as Ornamental plant

Used in biomass, Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used for ship building

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

JUNIPERUS chinensis

CUPRESSUS macrocarpa

7.2 Common Name

Chinese Juniper

Baldcypress, Red cypress

7.2.1 In Hindi

चीनी जुनिपर

सरू के वृक्ष

7.2.2 In German

chinesische Wacholder

Zypresse

7.2.3 In French

genévrier de Chine

cyprès

7.2.4 In Spanish

enebro chino

Arbol ciprés

7.2.5 In Greek

Κινέζικα αρκεύθου

κυπαρίσσι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

zimbro chinês

Cypress árvore

7.2.7 In Polish

jałowiec chiński

Cypress drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Chinese iuniperorum

cypressus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Pinophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Pinopsida

8.4 Order

Pinales

8.5 Family

Cupressaceae

8.6 Genus

Juniperus

Taxodium

8.7 Clade

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cupressoideae

Taxodioideae

8.10 Number of Species

67NA

1 27800

Properties of Chinese Juniper and Cypress

Wondering what are the properties of Chinese Juniper and Cypress? We provide you with everything About Chinese Juniper and Cypress. Chinese Juniper has thorns and Cypress doesn't have thorns. Also Chinese Juniper does not have fragrant flowers. Chinese Juniper has allergic reactions like Not Available and Cypress has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Chinese Juniper and Cypress and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Chinese Juniper and Cypress

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

Chinese Juniper and Cypress Physical Information

Chinese Juniper and Cypress physical information is very important for comparison. Chinese Juniper height is 60.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Cypress height is 1,520.00 cm and width 370.00 cm. The color specification of Chinese Juniper and Cypress are as follows:

Chinese Juniper flower color: Light Yellow Green
Chinese Juniper leaf color: Green, Blue Green and Gray Green
Cypress flower color: Brown
Cypress leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Chinese Juniper and Cypress

Care of Chinese Juniper and Cypress include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chinese Juniper pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Cypress pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early summer, Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Chinese Juniper needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cypress needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.