Compact Pfitzer Juniper is a cultivar with a compact flat form. It is an evergreen shrub and grows up to 3' high and 3-5' wide. It has graceful gray-green foliage that provides year-round interest. This plant requires full sun and well drained soil. Mass plant it and use it as a low screen or foundation planting. This plant is also a good shrub for small areas and borders. Quick ID Hints: 95% scale leaves, 5% juvenile awl leaves, all gray-green in color Tiny, male cones appear at branch tips Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: See the "Pests of Conifers" fact sheet to the left. The Clemson Cooperative Extension Home and Garden Information Center has a factsheet on common juniper diseases and insect pests. More information on Juniperus x pfitzeriana .
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
Fills a similar nicheCedrus deodara 'Devinely Blue'Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens'Picea laxa 'Conica'
Full plant profile
Growing Conditions
Plant type
Ground Cover
Life cycle
Woody
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage | Occasionally Dry
Growth rate
Medium
Canopy layer
5 - Groundcover
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Dense; Spreading
Foliage
Needled Evergreen
Leaf color
Gray/Silver; Green
Leaf type
Needles
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
95% of leaves are scale leaves, while the other 5% are juvenile awl leaves. Leaves are gray-green in color.
Fruit detail
Plant produces tiny, male cones that appear at branch tips.
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Landscape Use
Design feature
Border; Foundation Planting; Mass Planting; Screen/Privacy