Juniperus chinensis 'Fortunei' / Fortune's Chinese juniper
Juniperus chinensis 'Fortunei' is an upright, columnar selection of Chinese juniper with fairly open branching and bright-green awl-shaped foliage. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 6 feet (2 m) tall and 4 feet (1.5 m) wide, an annual growth rate of 6 to 8 inches (15 - 20 cm). This cultivar originated as a seedling selected in the 1930s by an unknown American nursery. The name, first published in 1933 by I.H. Baily in The Cultivated Conifers of North America , honors plant collector Robert Fortune for, in the opinion of Gordon Haddow in The World Checklist of Conifers , no particular reason.
Juniperus chinensis 'Fortunei' — accessioned in 1935 by the Morris Arboretum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; photo from 2020.
Photo by Katherine Wagner-Reiss
Juniperus chinensis 'Fortunei' — a closeup of foliage detail.
Photo by Katherine Wagner-Reiss
Juniperus chinensis 'Fortunei' / Fortune's Chinese juniper
RECOMMENDED HARDINESS ZONES:
3 (-30 to -40 F / -34.4 to -40 C)
9 (20 to 30 F / -1.1 to -6.7 C)
HORTICULTURAL STATUS: Established
ORIGIN: Seedling Selection
COLOR: Medium Green
TRINOMIAL TYPE: Cultivar
GROWTH SHAPE: Narrow Pyramid or Columnar
GROWTH SIZE: Intermediate: 6 to 12 inches (15 – 30 cm) per year / 5 to 10 feet (1.5 – 3 m) after 10 years
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