Re: Groundcover juniper

I love any sort of crabapple tree, but so does Bambi...
zem
zone 7
West TN
----- Original Message ----- From: "Josh Haskell" <haskell@ameritech.net> 
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Mardi,

       I haven't planted Malus 'Tina' yet, but it just reached the top of
my wish list. Saw it at a nursery here (Zone 5) a couple of months ago, and 
when I realized it was a crab I was amazed.  Fascinating plant; you should
definitely try it.

                                                                  Josh
Haskell

Painesville,
Ohio
----- Original Message ----- From: <mlrasmus@rockwellcollins.com> 
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Timely discussion.  Last Sunday I planted a double line of 10 Juniperus
Horizontalis "Wiltonii" interspersed with a dozen JH "Youngstown" which
has a more upright habit.  We're hoping to control erosion on the east
side of the pole barn.  Full sun, soil has some clay in it.  The Blue Rug
wasn't all that easy to plant with all the spreading branches so close to
the soil level, but they're finally in the ground.  Good thing - we had
our first hard frost last night.

My husband (non-gardener) picked it for the fast growth rate, cold
hardiness (to z4), and the 8 foot spread - all good reasons.  But it is
soooooo boring!  When he's not looking I'm going to stick a few small
ornamental trees between the lines.  Has anyone planted Malus Sargentii
"Tina"?  Saw some in the nursery where I just bought some big trees, and
they're cute as a button!

Mardi
Zone 5a




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Cyndi-junipers all prefer full sun to my knowledge, however in your dry
climate they may do OK. Here, in the shade they get too wet and then
usually
die of some fungal disease. In the right spot they are gorgeous.
A
----- Original Message ----- From: "Johnson, Cyndi D Civ USAF AFMC 95 CS/SCOSI" 
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That looks just like it. Hmmm, all the references say full sun. I did
see it growing in shade though at that garden. I haven't decided on
anything yet, still trying to figure out what will work. I thought
veronica liwanensis would be nice too, I have one spot that has done
well for me under the sycamore in the past. It takes more water though
and I want something xeric.  I was also thinking about native California
heucheras but I worry about being able to get rid of the leaves.
If I can't decide...I know where I can get quite a lot of authentic
desert canyon type rocks.

Cyndi


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Behalf Of Judy Browning
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 2:13 PM
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Subject: Re: [CHAT] Groundcover juniper

juniperus horizantalis blue rug,Blue rug juniper 6-8" mature height
----- Original Message -----
From: "Johnson, Cyndi D Civ USAF AFMC 95 CS/SCOSI"
<cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil>
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Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 1:18 PM
Subject: [CHAT] Groundcover juniper



Last week I visited a botanical garden where I saw a juniper that

might

be what I want for my newly cleared area. I want something very low
growing that will not trap bushels of dead sycamore leaves like the

last

plantings there did. I need something that can handle the shade -

this

little area is on the north side of my house plus the sycamore shades
much of it in the afternoon.
So in the fuschia garden of this place was a very low growing juniper,
less than 4 inches high, more of a juniper mat. There was no

identifying

tag or anyone around we could ask.  Any thoughts on what it might be?

I

have googled "prostrate juniper" but so far all the descriptions are

for

ones up to 12", and that's too tall.

Cyndi

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