The Dawes Arboretum
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Taxon
Juniperus horizontalis 'Mother Lode'
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
Common name:
Mother Lode creeping juniper
Family:
Cupressaceae (cypress family)
Distribution:
Species native to n. North America
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 3
Life form:
Evergreen groundcover
Plant Patent Info.:
PP5,948; 21 April, 1987
Comments:
A low maintenance, slow-growing evergreen conifer groundcover growing to only 6" tall and irregularly spreading 8-10'. Foliage is bright gold in summer changing to a slightly darker color in winter. Needles are soft and feathery to the touch. One of the better evergreen groundcovers that is nice used with other conifers or growing over a stone wall.
Links:
American Conifer Society Database
•
Iseli Nursery
•
Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center- Plant Finder
•
US Patent and Trademark Office- Patent No. Search
Locations
1:
CON: CP13
(CP13)
• Accession: D2000-0600.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
JPG: AY26
(AY26)
• Accession: D2024-0210.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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