Acccording to Monrovia Nursery, the Robust Green Chinese juniper is a versatile and durable landscape addition ideal for accent, windbreak or screen for narrow spaces. Its rugged, irregular columnar form holds handsome, tufted bright green foliage.
Juniperus chinensis 'Robusta Green' is an irregular, upright selection of Chinese juniper that grows with a mix of gray-green juvenile and adult foliage. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 6 feet (2 m) tall and 4.5 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 1973 by Monrovia Nursery, Inc., Azusa, California, USA. In 1992, J. Lewis proposed in The International Conifer Registry, vol. 3 that 'Robust Green' should be the correct cultivar name to resolve the Latinized form that was disallowed as of 1959. However current guidelines permit the continued use of 'Robusta Green.'
