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Creeping Juniper growing in a garden

How to grow creeping juniper

Juniperus horizontalis

When to plant creeping juniper

Plant this conifer in early spring, before new growth begins, or in early fall. Extension guidance rates those two windows as best because roots can establish before summer heat or a hard freeze; container or balled-and-burlapped stock goes in during these cooler, low-stress periods.

Creeping Juniper is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.

Growing conditions

Lifecycle
Perennial
Spacing
48 to 120 in apart
Sun
Full sun
Soil pH
5 to 8

Common problems

  • juniper tip blight
  • bagworms
  • spider mites
  • root rot in poorly drained soil

Sources

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