carpet juniper

Grow in any well-drained soil, including dry, chalky or sandy soils, preferably in full sun or in light dappled shade.

Propagate by seed (tree/shrub). Remove seed from flesh as soon as ripe and sow in containers in a cold frame. Germination may take up to 5 years. Root semi-hardwood cuttings in early autumn.

May be susceptible to juniper scale, conifer aphid and webber moth caterpillars.

May be susceptible to twig blight and honey fungus. See also Conifers: brown patches.