Care for Zone 8 Juniper Bushes
Juniper plants come in many different sizes and shape for landscape use. Generally, juniper varieties fall in to one of four size categories: low growing groundcovers, medium growing shrubs, tall columnar shrubs, or large shrub-like trees. Junipers also come in many colors, from light to dark green, blue shades, or yellow shades. Regardless of shape or color, all junipers have the same growing requirements. Zone 8 juniper plants, like any other juniper plants, prefer to grow in full sun but can tolerate part shade. Junipers are very drought tolerant, and this is important for any plants in zone 8. Many varieties of juniper are also salt tolerant. Junipers grow well in tough situations, specifically poor, dry, clay, or sandy soils. It is because of its tough nature, growing juniper in zone 8 requires very little work. Care for zone 8 junipers generally involves fertilizing with an all-purpose fertilizer once a year and occasionally trimming out dead brown foliage. Do not unnecessarily prune junipers, as cutting into woody areas will not result in new growth. Also, pay attention to spacing requirements on spreading groundcovers, as they get very wide and can overcrowd or choke themselves out.
Juniper Plants for Zone 8
Below are some of the best varieties of juniper plants for zone 8, by growth habit. Low Growing Groundcovers
Sargentii Plumosa Compacta Wiltonii Blue Rug Procumbens Parsoni Shore Juniper Blue Pacific San Jose
Medium Growing Shrubs
Blue Star Sea Green Saybrook Gold Nick’s Compact Holbert Armstrong Gold Coast
Columnar Juniper
Pathfinder Gray Gleam Spartan Hetz Column Blue Point Robusta Green Kaizuka Skyrocket Wichita Blue
Large Shrubs/Trees
Gold Tip Pfitzer Eastern Red Cedar Southern Red Cedar Hetzii Glauca Blue Pfitzer Blue Vase Hollywood Mint Julep
