1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Tree
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
1.3 Origin
Eastern Africa, Middle Africa
North America
1.4 Types
Not Available
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
1.5 Habitat
Broad-Leaved Forests, Open areas, Suburban areas, Tropical regions
Fields, Pastures, Upland soils
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
Upright/Erect
Mat-forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
610.00 cm30.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
610.00 cm120.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Light Green, Tan
Pink, White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
Purple, Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Scale-like imbricate
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Hardwood Cuttings, Semi-hardwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Tip blight, Twig blight
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds
Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Wildlife
5.12 Allergy
no allergic reactions
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Decorating walls, Ground Cover, slopes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Kidney problems
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Wood is used for making furniture, Wood log is used in making fences
Incense
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
AFROCARPUS gracilior
JUNIPERUS horizontalis
7.2 Common Name
East African Yellowwood, Fern Pine
Creeping Juniper, Horizontal Juniper
7.2.1 In Hindi
फर्न पाइन
Creeping Juniper
7.2.2 In German
Fern Pinien
Kriech-Wacholder
7.2.3 In French
pin Fern
Genévrier rampant
7.2.4 In Spanish
pino helecho
Creeping Juniper
7.2.5 In Greek
Fern πεύκο
Creeping Juniper
7.2.6 In Portuguese
pinho Fern
Creeping Juniper
7.2.7 In Polish
Fern sosna
Jałowiec płożący
7.2.8 In Latin
Fern pinus
Creeping Juniper
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Not Available
Coniferophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Podocarpaceae
Cupressaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species