Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
North America
Western United States, Canada, Mexico
Types
Bar Harbour, Andorra Compacta, Blue Forest, Blue Chip, Douglasii, Blue Rug, Glauca, Gold Carpet, Icee Blue, Gold Carpet, J.J. Hughes, Marcellus
Pinus albicaulis, Pinus monticola
Number of Varieties
112
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, Pastures, Upland soils
Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-93-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
7-1
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
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Mat-forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm1,070.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, White
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Gray, Purple
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
Green, Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Scale-like imbricate
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Hardwood Cuttings, Semi-hardwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting
Grafting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Regular watering required
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing
Pests and Diseases
Tip blight, Twig blight
Rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Wildlife
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Decorating walls, Ground Cover, slopes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Wildlife, Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Kidney problems
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Bark
Other Uses
Incense
used for making roof trusses, poles, joists, piles, Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
JUNIPERUS horizontalis
PINUS flexilis
Common Name
Creeping Juniper, Horizontal Juniper
limber pine
In Hindi
Creeping Juniper
limber pine
In German
Kriech-Wacholder
limber pine
In French
Genévrier rampant
limber pine
In Spanish
Creeping Juniper
limber pine
In Greek
Creeping Juniper
εύκαμπτος πεύκο
In Portuguese
Creeping Juniper
limver foi
In Polish
Jałowiec płożący
limver poszedł
In Latin
Creeping Juniper
limver abiit
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Pinales
Family
Cupressaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Juniperus
Pinus
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
5030
1
27800
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