Itea virginica ‘Morton’ #3 (Scarlet Beauty™ Virginia Sweetspire)
May 25, 2020
Rhus aromatica ‘Gro-low’ #3 (Fragrant Sumac)
May 25, 2020
Juniperus virginiana ‘Grey Owl’ #3 (Eastern Red Cedar)
$36.99
-Full Sun
-Moist to Dry Soil (FACU)
-Adaptable pH
-3′ Tall by 6′ Wide
-Compact, Horizontally Spreading growth habit
-Female Cultivar (Will produce cones)
-Deer, Drought, Salt, Black Walnut tolerant
-Zone 3
-Evergreen
-Erosion Control
-Cultivar of Ohio Native
Out of stock
‘Grey Owl’ is a cultivated variety of our native Eastern Red Cedar. It is a dwarf form, only growing to a height of 3′ tall but with a compact, horizontally spreading growth habit that can get to be 6′ wide. It retains a beautiful silver-gray foliage, even becoming tinged with purple in the winter months. This is a female cultivar and will produce a bounty of dusky blue, berry-like cones which are a valuable snack for many birds and small mammals. It is a very tough, durable, and adaptable shrub.
Juniperus spp. are the alternate host for Cedar-Apple Rust and it is best not to plant them near Apple, Crabapple or Hawthorn trees.
Sources:
Manual of Woody Landscape Plants by Michael A. Dirr
Missouri Botanical Garden
NC State Extension
