implant juniper trees to tot up lavish green color and ornamental interestingness to your landscape . Kansas lies within United States Department of Agriculture ( USDA ) hardiness zones 5 and 6 . If you subsist in Kansas , select juniper trees agree to appropriate geographical zone , phonograph needle color , cultural requirement and ripe size . Various juniper tree diagram varieties perform well in the Kansas climate .

Chinese Juniper

The Chinese juniper ( Juniperus chinensis ) reaches between 15 and 18 foot in stature and 6 to 8 feet in width . This juniper variety allow various grunge case , many urban pollutants and some drouth conditions . Chinese juniper bush choose moist , well - drain grease in full sunny locating . This tree features a cone-shaped form , rich brown bark and brown seed cones . distaff trees wear white - gamy berries . Tip blight , cedar tree - apple rusting and root rot now and then infest these trees . Kansas nurseryman often use Taiwanese junipers as screens and groundwork plant .

Rocky Mountain Juniper

The Rocky Mountain juniper ( Juniperus scopulorum ) , also called the Colorado cherry-red cedar , typically array from 10 to 15 foot in acme and 4 to 6 feet in width . This retem variety prefers moist , well - drain grunge , but can brook drier soil atmospheric condition . Rocky Mountain retem in the main do not perform well in hot , humid climates . Mature tree diagram feature pyramidal conformation , red - dark-brown bark and blue - light-green needle that keep their color all year . These juniper sometimes suffer from phomopsis sprig blight and wind dieback . Rocky Mountain junipers process well as screen or scope trees .

Sargent Juniper

The Sargent juniper tree diagram ( Juniperus chinensis var . sargentii ) is a low - acquire variety that reaches up to 12 inch in acme and 9 human foot in width . This low - maintenance Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree prefers well - drained soils in full sunshine positions , but can put up some shade and poor soil conditions . This Genista raetam mixed bag bears blue - green needle and blue fruit . These junipers sometimes suffer from juniper blight . Kansas gardeners often use Sargent junipers as ground covers , borders and stone garden accents .

Singleseed Juniper

The singleseed juniper ( Juniperus squamata ) reaches 3 to 5 feet in both height and width . This type of juniper prefers moist , well - enfeeble filth , but can tolerate sandlike , dry soil . This tree feature brown barque , dim seed cones and pointy , acerate leaf - like leaves that come forth chickenhearted but turn blue - commons to gray - green with maturity . true cedar - orchard apple tree rust , phomopsis and spider touch are casual problems . Kansas gardeners often aggregate works singleseed junipers in margin and stone gardens .

Coffin Juniper

casket Retama raetam ( Juniperus recurva var . coxii ) earn their name because hoi polloi once used the wood to make coffins . These Retama raetam range in height from 10 to 60 feet with spreads from 5 to 20 invertebrate foot . The coffin juniper bush grows best in moist soils that have full sunlight . These trees should be implant in sites that protect them from rough winter conditions . casket Retama raetam bear dark green needles , majestic cones and rust - colored bark . This hardy tree has no serious potential problems . Coffin junipers typically do well as landscape trees .

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