Trautman Juniper is a fast-growing compact coniferous shrub with narrow upright columnar branching. The spiny aromatic needle-like foliage is a dark grayish blue-green. Its berry like cones turn blue-gray in fall and persist in winter. Best planted in full sun and well-drained soils. Drought Tolerant once established. Type: Shrub Origins: East Asia and the Himalayas Height: 10' - 12' Spread: 3' - 4' Spacing: 3.5' USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9 Culture: Full Sun Bloom Color: N/A Season of Interest: Year-Round MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Junipers are generally susceptible to blights, especially in unusually wet weather. LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, Hedge, and Containers. COMPANION PLANTS: Clematis, Russian Sage, Barberry IMAGES: cultivar413, Chicago Botanic Gdn, Landscape Gdn, perimeter walkway 180721 255 Juniperus chinensis 'Trautman', CC BY 2.0, (2) Shreckhise Landscape and Design, The ‘Trautman’ Juniper before and after pruning, (3) F. D. Richards, Juniperus chinensis 'Trautman' (Trautman, WI) 2019 photo (1)+(2) *As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.