Juniper Scaly Holger

Juniper Scaly Holger is a perennial, permanently green shrub. It is believed that the plant originated somewhere in the Himalayas. The culture can also be found in the East of China and on the island of Taiwan. Landscape designers are very fond of using this type of juniper, since it is quite compact, and you can create various interesting compositions from it.

Holger scaly juniper: variety description

Consider the outstanding characteristics of this variety:

• The branches of this shrub are horizontal, drooping, self-sufficient, spreading.
• Has a small stature.
• The shoots in the center have sharp ends and grow straight up.
• The branches below are located at a short distance from the ground, they grow in a horizontal plane. Shoots on these bushes are uneven.
• The tops of the lower stems can protrude from one hundred and fifty centimeters to two hundred centimeters.
• The average lifespan of a scaly juniper is more than two hundred years. This variety grows very slowly, somewhere between five and seven centimeters per year. In ten years, on average, a shrub can grow one hundred and fifty centimeters. He will already be an adult. The maximum growth of this shrub is seventy centimeters.
• The size and appearance of shrubs depends entirely on the parameters of the environment and care.
• Dry air is a negative factor for this variety.
• That during the growing season was the best for the plant, it is necessary that there is a body of water nearby.
• The crown may begin to thin, the needles may shrink if the humidity in the area where the juniper grows is too high and the area is darkened most of the time.
• Due to excessively moist soil, various types of rot may be created, and plants may die.

This juniper variety may be grown throughout Russia, except for the very north. The variety can bring frosts down to minus thirty-five degrees. If the shoots for some reason are damaged in winter, then during the growing season the shrub will recover.

External signs of a juniper scaly Holger

Juniper Holger: photo

The width at its base is about four centimeters. The branches are light gray and rough. The needles are close enough to each other, and they have a scaly shape. At the base of the branches, it looks more like needles. At the very bottom, the branches are usually gray in color, as they go up, they become bluer. If a young plant, then the needles on it will be yellow. In winter, the color of the needles changes.

The cone-berries of this variety are of medium size, they are formed annually, and they also contain essential oils. The color of the cone-berry is similar to steel.

The type of root system is fibrous, it grows in a horizontal plane at a shallow depth. Scaly juniper cones can be used in various dishes, they are not poisonous.

Holger Scaly Juniper in Landscaping

Since this variety is colored quite brightly - with three single colors, it looks decorative and is often used in the field of landscape design to decorate plots.

This variety is often used to decorate cities, for example, it can be found in parks, squares and flower beds. This variety is essential when designers decorate heather gardens, various areas next to estates and flower beds in front of administrative buildings.

Juniper scaly Holger in the landscape design of the garden: photo

Next to which you can plant a real variety in landscape design.

Holger can be planted as a single version, as well as to create various compositions. This shrub with thuja and various heather plants is considered the best combinations.

• This type of juniper can be used to accentuate the beauty of flowers: roses or barberry. Holger also looks good against the background of dwarf conifers.
• Most often, this plant is used for decoration: rabatok, ponds, rocky slopes, flower beds.
• And you can also find him on the alpenarium and near the stones in the rockery.

Juniper scaly Holger: planting and care

Adequate sunshine is important for this juniper variety, but slightly shaded areas will work as well.

Holger loves light and has a good attitude towards not very dry air and lack of water.

There are no special conditions for the soil, in principle, any important thing can be used so that the soil is not heavy and it has good drainage.

How to prepare seedlings and planting area?

• At the time of planting, the seedling should be thirty-five to thirty-six months old.
• You can buy seedlings or grow them yourself.
• If you purchased a seedling with an open root, then it must be disinfected with a solution of potassium permanganate so that growth in the future will progress normally.

How to stratify the landing site for this variety.

• Ten to fifteen days before planting the plant, the territory must be dug up and sand, peat and humus must be added to the soil.
• Since the root system of a juniper is not very large, the pit should not be already nine to ten centimeters, at least sixty-five to seventy centimeters deep.
• The very first layer in the pit should be drainage, its depth is about nineteen to twenty centimeters.
• For training, you can use gravel or broken brick.

How to plant a true variety.

Consider a few recommendations for planting this variety:

• If the root system of your future plant is open, then it must be placed in a fairly thick clay solution.
• You need to pour soil into the holes and make a small mound in the center.
• Next, carefully lower the seedling inside and distribute all the roots.
• We fill everything with earth so that at least nine to ten centimeters remain to the edge of the surface. The last nine to ten centimeters must be filled with sawdust.
• The root collar should not be deepened.
• Provided that the plant has a closed root system, you need to dilute the root in the desired concentration and water the young seedling.
• The circle around the main trunk needs to be covered with mulch.

How to properly water a true variety.

Consider a few tips for watering this variety.

• How many times you water your plants depends on how many times it rained.
• On average, a plant needs about nine to ten liters of water per day.
• Provided that the juniper is far from natural reservoirs and the weather is hot enough, sprinkling will have to be done in the morning and in the evening.

Fertilizers and fertilizers for Holger flaky juniper

Consider a few recommendations for carrying out an event for fertilizing and feeding this variety.

• Up to thirty-five to thirty-six months, plants are fed in the fall using universal complex means.
• Up to thirty-five to thirty-six months, plants are fed in the fall with the help of complex mineralized fertilizers.
• After thirty-five to thirty-six months, the shrubs do not feed.

How to properly mulch for this variety

• After planting, the seedlings must be mulched. Chopped tree bark is most often used as mulch. It is decorative and helps the plant retain the moisture it needs.
• In the autumn period, more peat or dry grass must be added on top.
• The mulch is renewed annually in the spring.

Loosening rules

• Until the lower branches grow enough, the plants will need to be loosened.
• Loosening is necessary when weeds fill the area next to the plants.

Formation and cutting of unnecessary shoots.

Juniper scaly Holger: photo

As mentioned above per year, the juniper grows rather slowly. Consider a few recommendations for the pruning procedure of this variety.

• In order for the shape that you need to be formed, you need to prune the plant about once every twelve months.
• The crop should be pruned in the spring before the sap starts to move.
• Most often, the crown of this shrub is left as it grows, because it is very lush and beautiful.
• Before the start of the growing season, that is, at the beginning of spring, it will be necessary to remove all dead branches and frozen shoots.
• The formation of the crown can be done after the plant has outgrown the mark of thirty to thirty-five sentiments.

How to prepare a juniper for winter?

Consider a few recommendations for preparing this variety for the winter period:

• In the autumn, the mulch must be increased by another ten centimeters.
• Is there a young plant, it needs to be piled up and covered with straw on top.
• Despite the fact that juniper is okay with cold temperatures, under the snow, its fragile shoots can begin to break.
• During the winter, it is necessary to lift all the branches up and fix it with a rope.
• If the plant is young, it will be better to cover it with branches of coniferous trees or cover it with fabric material.
• To prevent the bush from freezing during severe frosts, you can cover it with snow.

Juniper Holger: recommendations for breeding varieties

There are three main ways (apart from rarely used) that Holger Scaly Juniper is propagated. Let's take a closer look at them.

• The cone-berries contain normal seeds that can be used to propagate the plant, this method is called generative.
• Another breeding method is with the help of layering. In order for the branch to take root by the fall, it must be lowered into the ground and fixed with the onset of warmth, in the spring.
• You can propagate a juniper using two-year-old shoots, their cuttings. The planting material should be about fifteen to seventeen centimeters long.
• The most rarely used method is to stamp a tall sprout.

Dangers that can lie in wait for the Holger scaly juniper

Possibility of developing various diseases real variety.

Holger Scaly Juniper is protected against various fungal and bacterial diseases.It is recommended to refrain from planting this shrub next to apple trees or fruit trees, they can contribute to the development of coniferous rust on the juniper.

The possibility of damage to this variety by various pests.

Juniper sawfly. The caterpillar of this pest can eat the leaf right to the veins. An adult specimen of the larva, up to ten millimeters in length, hibernates in a dense cocoon woven from a web. They choose a place for wintering in the soil near the bush, at a depth of up to one hundred and fifty millimeters. With the arrival of the spring period, pupation occurs, that is, at the time when the foliage begins to bloom, the larvae transform into butterflies, and immediately lay eggs on the lower part of the leaf, along the veins. One insect can lay up to one hundred and forty eggs. And after ten to eleven days, new larvae will appear. Their bodies are green and their heads are brown. In one summer period, an insect can breed two to three generations.

Is there an anthill next to the juniper, your plant may be infected aphids.

Can parasitize and scabbard... These insects appear quite rarely, mainly when the hike is dry and the humidity is practically zero.

Prevention and disposal measures.

• To prevent aphid attacks, you can get rid of anthills, and if the aphid has already attacked, then you should remove the shoots on which it lives.
• You can get rid of these insects with the help of chemicals, that is, insecticides.
• To get rid of the juniper sawfly, you need to treat the crown with Karbofos.
• In order to carry out preventive treatment, preparations with a high copper content are used.

Conclusion

In this article, we learned that the Holger scaly juniper is a fairly hardy juniper and an unpretentious crop. This plant is often used in landscape design. Scaly juniper is widespread throughout Russia, as well as in Europe. In the landscape, it is used to decorate almost everything. You will not regret if you plant yourself with this juniper, as it will always delight you with its appearance.