Grey Owl Juniper Bush

The stunning grey owl juniper bring a unique blue color to your landscape year round.

Grey owl juniper bush. Features scale like silver gray foliage. The branches grow diagonally from the trunk to form in a 45 degree angle to the earth. The grey owl juniper shrubs are non flowering fast growing plants that in late summer and fall turn a pleasant grey color. Grey owl juniper is an evergreen shrub with blue green foliage. Benefits from some shelter from harsh afternoon sun in desert climates. Very effective planted en masse as a tall groundcover or low growing hedge. Specific epithet means of virginia.

It can reach 3 feet in height but is very easy to keep much smaller. Grey owl is a low maintenance drought. To plant dig a hole no deeper than the root ball and two to three times the width of the root ball and fill it with water. Grey owl is a groundcover juniper that works great on slopes or as a foundation planting. Grey owl is a broad slow growing cultivar with a compact wide spreading habit which typically grows up to 3 tall infrequently larger and to 6 wide. Genus name comes from the latin name for the juniper. Both sea green and grey owl have a moderate growth rate in usda zones 4.

This cold hardy shrub grey owl juniper can be grown almost anywhere in temperatures as low as minus 50 degrees f. Useful on slopes or in landscape beds as a mid size shrub to 4 feet or so in height with double the spread. Shop online for quick delivery. This hardy juniper is low maintenance and insect and disease resistant. The plant produces small mint green berries or fruit. Grey owl juniper is a very drought tolerant plant that should be planted in well drained soil and in full sun. The foliage of this evergreen shrub is soft to the touch.

Grey owl juniperus virginiana grey owl has greyish green foliage and grows to about 5 feet with an 8 feet spread.