Is Japanese Garden Juniper deer resistant?
Juniperus procumbens 'Nana'
Plant typeShrubHardinessZones 4–9LightFull sunMature height6–18 in
MaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
About Japanese Garden Juniper
A very low dense mat that layers itself over rocks and walls, and the standard starting material for bonsai for the same reason it works in the garden: it takes shaping. Needs full sun and sharp drainage without exception. Phomopsis blight shows as dying shoot tips in wet springs.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 6 to 7.5
- Drainage
- Sharp, gritty. Will rot in wet soil
- Water
- Low
- Spacing
- 47 to 71 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
Tolerances and uses
- Evergreen
Similar to Japanese Garden Juniper
Other shrubs with the same deer rating.
- Antelope BitterbrushPurshia tridentataSeldom damaged
- Anthony Waterer SpireaSpiraea x bumaldaZones 3–8Seldom damaged
- Apache PlumeFallugia paradoxaZones 6–10Seldom damaged
- Armstrong JuniperJuniperus chinensis 'Armstrongii'Zones 4–9Seldom damaged
- Autumn OliveElaeagnus umbellataZones 4–9Seldom damaged
- Autumn SageSalvia greggiiZones 6–9Seldom damaged
Where Japanese Garden Juniper grows
Hardy across most of these 51 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
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Common questions about Japanese Garden Juniper
- Is Japanese Garden Juniper deer resistant?
- Japanese Garden Juniper (Juniperus procumbens 'Nana') is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Japanese Garden Juniper grow in?
- Japanese Garden Juniper is hardy in USDA zones 4 to 9. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Japanese Garden Juniper grow in shade?
- No. Japanese Garden Juniper wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Japanese Garden Juniper get?
- Mature height is roughly 6–18 in. Growth rate is slow.