Hollywood Juniper is a striking evergreen shrub that brings vertical drama and architectural interest to any landscape. This cultivar of Chinese juniper, scientifically known as Juniperus chinensis 'Kaizuka', grows as a narrow, columnar plant reaching 15 to 30 feet tall and 10 to 15 feet wide, making it perfect for tight spaces where you need height without sprawl. Hardy from zones 4 through 9, it thrives in full sun with moderate water once established and demands almost no maintenance. The dark green foliage and peeling brown bark on mature stems create year-round visual texture, while showy blue fruit attracts birds to the garden.
Full Sun
Moderate
4-9
360in H x 180in W
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Moderate
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This juniper's columnar form is its defining feature, shooting upward in a narrow spire that adds vertical punctuation to mixed borders and foundation plantings without consuming precious ground space. Dark green, fine-textured foliage stays vibrant year-round, and the peeling bark becomes increasingly ornamental as the plant matures. Once established, it laughs at drought, tolerates poor soils that would stymie other shrubs, and shrugs off urban pollution, deer, and salt spray with equal indifference.
Hollywood Juniper serves as a living architectural element in contemporary and traditional landscapes. Its narrow columnar habit makes it invaluable for vertical accents in foundation plantings, as a focal point in mixed borders, or massed in groups to create screening and windbreaks. The showy blue fruit supports bird populations in the garden, offering food for cedar waxwings, robins, and other species.
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Prune only as needed to maintain the columnar form or remove dead, diseased, or damaged wood. Hollywood Juniper's naturally narrow growth habit means little shaping is required; excessive pruning can damage the aesthetic appeal of the plant.
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“Juniperus chinensis 'Kaizuka' is a Japanese cultivar of the Chinese juniper, a species native across a vast swath of Asia from China through Japan and the Himalayas into Mongolia. While wild Chinese junipers grow as sprawling, massive conifers reaching 50 feet tall, horticulturists recognized and selected for this narrow, columnar form, which became known in the West as Hollywood Juniper. The cultivar name 'Kaizuka' reflects its Japanese origins and the horticultural refinement that created a garden-scale version of its wild ancestor.”