Creeping Juniper

Cypress

About Creeping Juniper and Cypress

Creeping Juniper

Cypress

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin

North America

California

Types

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

Southern cypress, Gulf cypress

Number of Varieties

1125

0 40000

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Habitat

Fields, Pastures, Upland soils

Floodplains, Swamps

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-97-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-7

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Mat-forming

Pyramidal

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm1,520.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

120.00 cm370.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pink, White

Brown

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Gray, Purple

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Spring

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

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

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

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

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

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

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

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Scale-like imbricate

Needle like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

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

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring

Pests and Diseases

Tip blight, Twig blight

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate, Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Wildlife

Birds, Butterflies, Insects

Allergy

Asthma, breathing problems

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Decorating walls, Ground Cover, slopes

Beautification, Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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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

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Kidney problems

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Bark, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Incense

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

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

JUNIPERUS horizontalis

CUPRESSUS macrocarpa

Common Name

Creeping Juniper, Horizontal Juniper

Baldcypress, Red cypress

In Hindi

Creeping Juniper

सरू के वृक्ष

In German

Kriech-Wacholder

Zypresse

In French

Genévrier rampant

cyprès

In Spanish

Creeping Juniper

Arbol ciprés

In Greek

Creeping Juniper

κυπαρίσσι

In Portuguese

Creeping Juniper

Cypress árvore

In Polish

Jałowiec płożący

Cypress drzewo

In Latin

Creeping Juniper

cypressus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Coniferophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Order

Pinales

Family

Cupressaceae

Genus

Juniperus

Taxodium

Clade

Tribe

Subfamily

Taxodioideae

Number of Species

5025

1 27800

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Properties of Creeping Juniper and Cypress

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

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Season and Care of Creeping Juniper and Cypress

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

Creeping Juniper and Cypress Physical Information

Creeping Juniper and Cypress physical information is very important for comparison. Creeping Juniper height is 30.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Cypress height is 1,520.00 cm and width 370.00 cm. The color specification of Creeping Juniper and Cypress are as follows:

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

Care of Creeping Juniper and Cypress

Care of Creeping Juniper and Cypress include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Creeping 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 Creeping 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.