Life Cycle
Perennial
Water Requirement
Moderate
Light Requirement
Full Sun
Partial Sun
Max Height
2-4 ft.
Price
$144.95

This Juniper 'Nana' is trained into an upright staked specimen with multiple branches. It has dense mounds of bright green new growth that turns blue-green as it matures. Foliage and form is best when left unpruned. Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.

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How to care for Staked Nana Garden Juniper

Light. Needs full sun and open space. It grows best with sun most of the day.

Water. Water regularly while it establishes. After that it is drought tolerant and handles heat; never keep the soil wet.

Soil and feeding. It tolerates a wide range of soils, including poor ones, and prefers dry, sandy soil. It does not tolerate wet soil.

Size. Staked and trained upright, it grows slowly to 2–4 ft. Untrained, 'Nana' is a mat 6 in to 1 ft tall and 5–6 ft wide.

Pruning. Japanese garden juniper tolerates severe pruning, so the trained shape is easy to maintain.

Problems to watch. Low junipers can struggle in Florida heat and humidity. Avoid overhead sprinklers, which encourage blight. Spider mites and root rot in wet soil are the other common problems.

Good to know. It is moderately salt tolerant. The needles are prickly and can irritate skin, so wear gloves when trimming.