Taylor Juniper
Juniperus virginiana ‘Taylor’
Other Names: Columnar Eastern Red Cedar, Taylor Eastern Red Cedar, Taylor Cedar
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 3a-9b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Coniferous Evergreen Tree
Height at Maturity: 20-25′
Width at Maturity: 3-4′
Spacing: 3-3.5′ for solid privacy screen; 7’+ for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Columnar
Growth Rate: Moderate
Flower Color: None
Flower Size: NA
Flowering Period: NA
Flower Type: NA
Fragrant Flowers: No
Foliage Color: Blue-Green to Gray-Green
Fragrant Foliage: Yes
Berries: no
Berry Color: na
Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun
Water Needs: Average; high drought tolerance when established
Soil Type: Clay(amend heavy clay to ensure good drainage), Loam, Sandy, Silty
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well Drained; drought tolerant when established
Soil pH: 5.5 – 7.5 (Moderately Acid to Slightly Alkaline)
Maintenance / Care: Very Low
Attracts: Visual Attention
Resistances: Cold Temperatures (-30F), Deer – more info, Disease, Drought (when established), Dry Soil (when established), Heat, Insect, Poor Soil, Rocky Soil, Shallow Soil
Description
At 25 feet tall by 3 to 4 feet wide at maturity, the Taylor Juniper is a handsome and easy-to-grow North American native evergreen tree perfect for use where there is limited space. It is an exclamation point in the sunny landscape or home foundation plantings and excellent for privacy screen plantings where space is limited, to line a driveway or property line or for using two frame an entrance. Adding 15 to 24 inches in height per year, its blue green to gray green evergreen foliage requires no trimming or pruning to keep its dense and narrow columnar form, which is much like the shape of the Washington Monument. Highly adaptable, Taylor Juniper tolerates poor conditions in full to partial sun. The only thing that it doesn’t like is wet soil. It is highly drought tolerant when established and the deer don’t touch it.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing up to 25 feet tall and only 3 to 4 feet wide, the Taylor Juniper is ideal for use as a privacy screen or hedge where space is limited. Also effective to fill narrow spaces in home foundation plantings or as a specimen anywhere in the sunny landscape. A fine addition to conifer gardens, rock gardens and the Xeriscape (low water needs).
Spacing: 3′ for solid hedges and privacy screens; 7′ or more for space between plants
Growing Preferences
As with most other conifers, the Taylor Juniper prefers a well-drained soil of average to low fertility and as much sun as you can give it. It is exceptionally drought tolerant and low maintenance and will tolerate poor, sand or rocky soils and well-draining clay. No pruning is necessary, however can be trained into spiral and poodle tier topiary. We’ve seen no notable insect or disease problems and deer don’t like it.
Helpful Articles
Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant, fertilize, prune and water Juniper trees.
How To Plant And Care For Juniper Trees
Privacy Screen Design & Planting Tips
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