1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
1.3 Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Shrub
1.5 Origin
Hybrid origin
Central America, South America
1.7 Types
Azores Juniper,Eastern Prickly Juniper,Ryukyu Juniper
Not Available
1.7.2 Number of Varieties
1.8 Habitat
Lowland
Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands
1.9 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.12 AHS Heat Zone
1.13 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
Not Available
1.14 Habit
Pyramidal
Thicket/Colonizing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
460.00 cm457.20 cm
0.54
3900
3.1.2 Minimum Width
120.00 cm243.84 cm
0.1
6350
3.2 Plant Color
3.2.1 Flower Color
3.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
3.2.3 Fruit Color
3.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Gray Green
3.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Gray Green
3.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Gray Green
3.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green
3.3 Shape
3.3.1 Leaf Shape
3.5 Thorns
4 Season
4.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
4.2 Growing Conditions
4.2.1 Sunlight
4.2.3 Growth Rate
4.2.6 Type of Soil
4.3.2 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Alkaline
4.3.3 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
4.4.1 Bloom Time
Not Available
Spring, Summer
4.4.2 Repeat Bloomer
5.3 Tolerances
6 Care
6.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
6.2 How to Plant?
Stem Planting
Cuttings, Seedlings
6.3 Plant Maintenance
6.4 Watering Plants
6.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs more water during establishment
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
6.4.3 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
6.4.5 In Spring
6.4.6 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
7.2 Soil
7.2.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Alkaline
7.3.1 Soil Type
7.4.1 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
7.5 Sun Exposure
7.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
7.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer
7.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies
7.10 Plant Tolerance
8 Facts
8.1 Flowers
8.2.3 Flower Petal Number
8.3 Fruits
8.3.1 Showy Fruit
8.6.1 Edible Fruit
8.9 Fragrance
8.9.1 Fragrant Flower
9.1.2 Fragrant Fruit
9.2.2 Fragrant Leaf
9.2.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
9.4 Showy Foliage
9.5 Showy Bark
9.6 Foliage Texture
9.7 Foliage Sheen
9.8 Evergreen
9.10 Invasive
9.12 Self-Sowing
9.14 Attracts
Birds
Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
9.16 Allergy
Irritation to intestines, Kidney Disease, Miscarriage
Pollen
10 Benefits
10.1 Uses
10.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
10.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Good for skin
10.1.3 Edible Uses
10.3.1 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, Windbreak
10.4 Plant Benefits
10.4.1 Medicinal Uses
Appetite enhancer, Skin wounds, Upset stomach
Antioxidants, Arthritis, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fertility, Fever, Inflammation, Kidney problems, scurvy, Urinary tract problems, Vitamin C
10.5.1 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root
10.6.1 Other Uses
Not Available
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making hedge
10.7 Used As Indoor Plant
11.2 Used As Outdoor Plant
11.3 Garden Design
Container, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
12 Scientific Name
12.1 Botanical Name
JUNIPERUS chinensis 'Spartan'
Malpighia emarginata
12.3 Common Name
Spartan juniper
Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle
12.3.2 In Hindi
Spartan Juniper
Acerola Tree
12.3.4 In German
Chinesischer Wacholder
Acerola Baum
12.4.1 In French
genévrier de Chine
Acerola Arbre
12.4.2 In Spanish
Spartan Juniper
Árbol de acerola
12.5.1 In Greek
Spartan Juniper
Acerola Δέντρο
12.5.2 In Portuguese
Juniperus chinensis
Árvore acerola
12.5.3 In Polish
Jałowiec chiński
Acerola Drzewo
12.6.1 In Latin
Spartan Juniper
Acerola ligno
14 Classification
14.1 Kingdom
14.3 Phylum
14.4 Class
14.5 Order
15.2 Family
Cupressaceae
Malpighiaceae
15.4 Genus
15.6 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
15.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
15.10 Subfamily
Pinoideae
Not Available, Paperveroideae
15.12 Number of Species