Juniperus sabina
Savin juniper
Notes:
"Exceedingly tough" (Sunset). Foliage strongly aromatic when bruised, which Missouri BG and UConn call unpleasant.
Susceptible to Phomopsis tip blight, but the cultivars improve on this. Also susceptible to Botryosphaeria canker and Phytophthora root rot. Resistant to cedar-apple and cedar-hawthorn rusts.
Sources: Sunset, Missouri BG, UConn, Rutgers, Dirr, AHS.
Tags:
aromatic foliage
attracts:birds (ex-humming)
clay tolerant
compacted soil tolerant
deer resistant
dioecious
drought tolerant
easy to grow
exposure:full sun
form:shrub
full sun preferred
habit:spreading/wide
habit:vase
infertile soil tolerant
malodorous foliage
persistence:evergreen
pollution tolerant
salt tolerant
sandy soil tolerant
slow-growing
type:conifer
use:foundation
use:groundcover
use:hedge
use:mass planting
use:screen
water:moderate to little
water:regular
well-drained soil required
wind tolerant
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