How to grow Blue Pacific Juniper (Shore Juniper) with detailed description

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This video is a detailed description of Blue Pacific Juniper. Blue Pacific is a groundcover juniper that grows less than a foot tall. Like all Junipers, Blue Pacific prefers part sun or all day sun conditions. This low maintenance shrub is a great option to grow on slopes to stabilize the soil and prevent erosion. Blue Pacific is an evergreen with blue/green foliage throughout the year.
Blue Pacific Shore Juniper
Juniperus conferta 'Blue Pacific'
Jim has over 30 years experience in the green industry and is the current owner of Earthworks Nursery.
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[@mandocool]

You give so much valuable information. I feel confident because of your advice, thanks Jim

[@justarandomfishguy8868]

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[@fortheearth]

Thanks for sharing this interesting spotlight on Blue Pacifics!

[@jaclynbentolila8956]

The video was so straight-forward and informative that I subscribed to your channel. Thank you!

[@mountain.spider]

My experience with Juniper has been 50-50. And the most important part is it's picky watering schedule and location. Dryer areas. They work best. I've had much better luck using the juniper Parson (Any juniper that is off the ground and not ground hugging) or blue rug thick trunk type lifted off the base of the ball where it automatically lifts the plant off the ground and much better luck if you leave in 2 inches or 3 inches when you plant them, so it doesn't stay flat leveled to the ground soaking up water. The watering schedule is the most important part and it's much better if you get the established before summer. I even started using Bluepoint Juniper, which is automatically off the ground because it's a tree format and wasn't having any luck and they were decent size also almost the same height as a ruler. I found out that I was under watering them because the roots needs to get established. This should be a no-brainer, but the fact that Juniper has a hole is constantly advertises not liking a lot of water. The tree forms are only picky when they first don't to get established into the ground you have to find a good watering schedule, and then you can ease off it. After that, I had no problem, establishing three Bluepoint junipers. Save yourself the headache add them into a hot area after summer to get them established.

[@billreid4597]

Awesome videos Jim! Thanks so much

[@GerriElder]

I planted a lot of these this fall and they are all doing great so far. They were the most attractive spreading juniper I saw at the nursery. I'm looking forward to seeing them spread, although I hope it doesn't take years. I'm going to fertilize them twice per year until they fill out.

[@JimPutnam]

They have always been my favorite. Good luck with them.

[@TimG...]

Thanks for the helpful information!

[@JimPutnam]

Thank you very much!

[@davidrankin9874]

My guy! I recently bought some blue pacific junipers on clearance at Walmart for $1.50/plant. The info you've provided is very helpful. Thank you!

[@JimPutnam]

Good luck with them.

[@diannejordan911]

I fell in love with blue pacific juniper many years ago when Lowe's had them. When I needed more, I ordered a flat of them. I have broken some of the rules for successful growing out of ignorance, but they have thrived anyway. Now they are spilling over the low barrier wall of the bed. What is the best time of year and the best way to remove excess growth and make some cuttings to share or plant elsewhere?

[@kevindomingues9691]

This video helped me learn a lot, it’s exactly what I am looking for on a slope at my home. Would it be ok to use small stones/rocks around these plants? Thanks!

[@trishferrer8209]

What a wonderful plant! This may solve our problem-hill that steeply drops off our front lawn down to the street. We have transplanted a few things to the slope, like tiger lilies and a few bulb plants; also we already have an established grove of beautiful daffodils, but they cover only a fraction of the hill. I'm hoping that if we plant creeping juniper, it will fill in the blanks, as this slope looks atrocious every summer with weeds. Do we need to plant the junipers in "bare" ground - I mean like get rid of all the grass first? Or can we simply plant them on the grassy/weedy slope as-is? Of course, we would do it asap, since it's Spring now. We're in W. TN, Zone 7b. Thank You! And Thank You for this video!

[@kimberlywang1934]

I have a steep slope and I wanted to know how to properly plant these. I've been planting shrubs and larger plants so I've ben forming my shelf for those but the junipers need to tilted forward as to run perpendicular with the ground? If you could let me know I would appreciate it.

[@Maria-kk3xb]

So I have planted roughly 140 of these on my front hill/slope...I live in Georgia and the soil has a lot of clay. The hill is also covered in mulch. The plants in the shaded area of the hill are turning brown/orange and a couple have died. I have also noticed signs of mites. Is there any hope is saving them? Should I buy some aged pine bark and attempt to add some more drainage to the soil? I've already dug around them and moved away a lot of the mulch that was around them.

[@iflex1963]

Planted 7 of these on a bank 2 months ago and several turned brown and the others have some brown in them. There is light mulch around them and the ground is staying damp. Anyway to salvage them? .

[@magacop5180]

Should I mulch all the areas that aren’t the juniper? Staying 6” away from the plant.

[@pauledwards3839]

Anything similar to this that'll grow fast so maybe it'll be close to maturity in one year...It'll be planted to give green cover on a hill side in zone 8... the area gets about 60% sun and is at about 5 degree pitch

[@mattmurphy5752]

If I am planting on a slope below a deck, about a 4 ft drop should I plant the root at the top and let them grow downward or right in the middle of the space? In other words will the spread upward toward the deck if I want complete cover?

[@lumbeelocs]

Hi I planted 10 blue point junipers years ago. Seven grew over 10 ft tall while 3 of them are only half that height. What can I do to help those 3 reach height? Thx.

[@1luckytexan605]

Would you push pine straw under the limbs (avoiding touching the center) or just around the perimeter of the trailing branches? I just planted some out of 3 gal. containers. My soil is sandy loam down to 10"-14" or so before there's any clay. DFW TX area.

[@JimPutnam]

I push a small amount underneath to try and reduce weeds. Wear gloves for sure.

[@sandrajeany6e]

Do they produce edible berries? Thank you for the information 😊

[@bryans7588]

Can new junipers be started from cutting? If yes, what steps are taken? Thanks!

[@BillyTraylor-zr7fz]

what is the difference in blue rug and blue pacific junipers

[@gregleach5833]

I live in Georgia zone 8 . I purchased 12 blue star junipers . I’ve read since that they don’t do well in the Deep South . I hope they do . Any thoughts ?

[@JimPutnam]

They need a little slope or raised space

[@tallica4life81]

I bought a blue star juniper shrub from Home Depot and it came with bad instructions on planting it. I live in zone 5 Illinois I am planning on planting on flat ground the soil has some clay and doesn’t drain a lot. How should it have been planted?

[@JimPutnam]

Just make sure you mound it up some. Set the plant in the hole and make sure it is a couple of inches above the original grade

[@tallica4life81]

How far should I have the ball of roots in the ground? The instructions just say dig hole twice as deep and twice as wide of pot it came in. I do that and only 2 inches of the growth of the plant sticks out of the ground.

[@JimPutnam]

You put some of the loose soil back in after you dig the hole. Fill it back in until it sits a couple of inches above the original grade.

[@tallica4life81]

HortTube with Jim Putnam as in what part of the plant up a couple of inches? The base of the stem coming form the root ball or the growth of the plant

[@JimPutnam]

The roots above the ground two inches. Never bury any of the actual plant.