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Creeping Juniper 1
Creeping Juniper
Starter
Tree facts
- Acquired
- 2024-04-10
- Training started
- 2024-04-14
- Origin
- 2020-04-01
- Last touched
- 2026-06-12
- Container
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- Style
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- Size
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- Exhibition-ready
- No
Home Depot
Current care
Early Fall- Watering
- Water less frequently as evapotranspiration slows.
- Fertilization
- Final feedings with potassium-rich fertilizer to harden growth.
- Repotting
- Not advised.
- Pruning
- Begin fall thinning and silhouette corrections.
- Wiring
- Ideal time for wiring lignified branches—growth has slowed.
- Bud Shoot Management
- Pinch strong terminals; direct energy to weaker zones.
- Pests Disease
- Clean up fallen debris to reduce disease.
- Winter Protection
- Begin prepping overwintering space.
- Summer Protection
- Remove shade screens.
- Wound Management
- Clean and seal any late-season pruning.
- Deadwood Carving
- Excellent time—sap is dropping, wood is drier.
- Propagation
- Collect seed or strike late cuttings if applicable.
- Development
- Begin setting structure for next season.
- Display
- Good time to show mature trees with strong late-season silhouette.