| EMERALD SENTINEL AT A GLANCE COMMON NAME: Emerald
Sentinel variety of juniper or Eastern red cedar
SPECIES: Juniperus (jew-nip'er-us) virginiana (vir-gin-i-a'na). Names means
``juniperlike'' and ``from Virginia.'' Member of Cupressaceae of cypress family. The
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society has given Emerald Sentinel the 1997 gold medal award,
for outstanding but under-used woody plants.
SIZE: Slow grower, reaches 6 feet high and 2 feet wide in five years. Can reach 25
feet.
EXPOSURE: Full sun.
FOLIAGE: Dense emerald evergreen foliage.
BERRIES: Lots of blue berries that birds like.
CULTURE: Needs good drainage, medium fertility and medium moisture. Like pH of 5-6.5.
PRUNING: Tolerant.
USES: Specimen, hedge or topiary plant.
PROBLEMS: Subject to bag worms, which can be picked off by hand.
SPECIAL FEATURE: Crushed foliage has cedar smell.
OTHER VARIETIES: Columnaris, dense columnar form, used to create pompoms or topiaries;
Skyrocket, narrow columnar growth with blue-gray foliage, prefers full sun and dry soil
and is good to grow in containers.
Sources: Local garden centers, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and ``Landscape
Plants of the Southeast'' |
