Juniperus conferta
{{Short description|Species of conifer}}
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| parent = Juniperus sect. Juniperus
| genus = Juniperus
| species = conferta
| authority = Parl.{{cite web |url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=565617#null |title=ITIS - Report: Juniperus conferta |author= |access-date=2022-05-26 }}
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Juniperus conferta (shore juniper and blue pacific juniper){{Cite journal |last1=Ukita |first1=Tyunosin |last2=Matsuda |first2=Reiko |date=1951 |title=On an Antibacterial Compound contained in Fructus Juniperi japonicae. I: Isolation of the Antibacterial Compound |url=https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/yakushi1947/71/10/71_10_1050/_article |journal=Yakugaku Zasshi |language=en |volume=71 |issue=10 |pages=1050–1052 |doi=10.1248/yakushi1947.71.10_1050 |issn=0031-6903|doi-access=free }} is a species of juniper, native to Japan, where it grows on sand dunes.{{Cite journal |last1=Neal |first1=Joseph C. |last2=Skroch |first2=Walter A. |last3=Monaco |first3=Thomas J. |date=1986 |title=Effects of Plant Growth Stage on Glyphosate Absorption and Transport in Ligustrum ( Ligustrum japonicum ) and Blue Pacific Juniper ( Juniperus conferta ) |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0043174500026576/type/journal_article |journal=Weed Science |language=en |volume=34 |issue=1 |pages=115–121 |doi=10.1017/S0043174500026576 |bibcode=1986WeedS..34..115N |issn=0043-1745|url-access=subscription }} It is often treated as a variety or subspecies of Juniperus rigida.Farjon, A. (2005). Monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. {{ISBN|1-84246-068-4}}Adams, R. P. (2004). Junipers of the World. Trafford. {{ISBN|1-4120-4250-X}}{{citation |url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2604745 |title=The Plant List |access-date=27 February 2017|url-access= }}
Description
It forms a cover with a fresh yellowish-green color reminiscent of lawn.{{Cite book |last=Westerfield |first=Robert |url=https://secure.caes.uga.edu/extension/publications/files/pdf/C%20956_2.PDF |title=Junipers |publisher=University of Georgia Extension |year=2017}} The foliage is prickly, typical of many junipers. The plant can tolerate acidic and alkaline soils but requires good drainage.{{Cite book |last=Niemiera |first=Alex |url=https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/3010/3010-1498/3010-1498.pdf |title=Shore Juniper, Juniperus conferta |publisher=Virginia Cooperative Extension |year=2018}} Like other junipers it is tolerant of herbicides such as glyphosate.{{Cite journal |last=Czarnota |first=M.A. |date=2008 |title=Tolerance of Three Juniper Species to Glyphosate |url=https://journals.ashs.org/view/journals/horttech/18/2/article-p239.xml |journal=HortTechnology |volume=18 |issue=2 |pages=239–242 |doi=10.21273/HORTTECH.18.2.239 |s2cid=86234316 |issn=1063-0198|doi-access=free }}
File:Juniperus conferta"Sunsplash".jpg|Cultivar 'Sunsplash'
File:Juniperus conferta"Blue Pacific".jpg|Cultivar 'Blue Pacific'
File:J.conferta 'Silver Mist'.jpg|Cultivar 'Silver Mist'
Etymology
Conferta is derived from Latin confertus -a -um, “pressed together, dense”.
Uses
It is also often grown as bonsai.{{Cite web |title=Juniperus conferta / shore juniper {{!}} Conifer Species |url=https://conifersociety.org/conifers/juniperus-conferta/ |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=American Conifer Society |language=en}}
==References==
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Juniperus conferta|Juniperus conferta}}
- [https://www.ausbonsai.com.au/360/Juniperus_conferta_skippy/ Shore Juniper Bonsai] at Ausbonsai
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