Spartan Juniper

Botanical Name: Juniperus chinensis ‘Spartan’

Common Name: Spartan Juniper

Mature Height and Width:
15–20' tall × 4–6' wide

Growth Habit: Upright, dense, narrowly pyramidal evergreen with strong vertical branching and a defined central leader. Noticeably broader and more pyramidal than ultra-narrow columnar junipers. Moderate growth rate.

Foliage Description: Scale-like medium green foliage with slightly coarse texture. Dense outer growth with visible interior branching depth. Color remains green without blue cast.

Flower Description: Inconspicuous; not grown for ornamental bloom. Female plants may produce small blue-gray berry-like cones.

Bloom Time: Spring (non-showy reproductive structures)

Fall Color: Evergreen

Light Requirements: Full sun for strongest density and structural integrity.

Hardiness Zone: USDA Zones 5–9

Notable Landscape Uses:
Formal vertical accent; driveway or entry flanking; narrow privacy screen; foundation planting; structured landscape rhythm planting; windbreak component.

Deer Resistance: High
Aromatic scale foliage is typically avoided by deer. Minor browsing may occur on young plants during winter in Zones 5–7.