Obelisk Juniper - Juniperus chinensis 'Obelisk'
Obelisk juniper is an intermediate sized, dense ornamental evergreen which prefers full sun and well-drained soil. Drought and wind resistant, it is also salt-tolerant. It is used in the landscape as a specimen, screen, or in group plantings. Blue to purple berry-like globular cones persist for two years. Cultivated specimens photographed at the Morton Arboretum, northern Illinois, USA.
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Obelisk Juniper
These cultivated specimens at the Morton Arboretum were started as grafts 45 years ago.

Obelisk Juniper

References:
1. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN)

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